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8th July 2008, 2:47pm
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#16 | | ZOOP ZOOP ZOOP!
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
the art school, the lighthouse - big draw for touristys
also maybe a wee byres rd jaunt - botanics, in fact sayin that pollock park?
people's palace too...
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#17 | | Eats frozen chips.
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
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Originally Posted by Charlicat  Surely at age 12, you dont need to rely on a child-friendly restaurant. | Well, somewhere that isn't a bar anyway. All the places i can think of are bars that happen to sell food.
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#18 | | Should Be Working
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
**typed before I read they were familiar with non-Glasgow Scotland**
If you go up the West End then I found americans in Glasgow often liked the Mackintosh House at Glasgow Uni's Hunterian, they appreciated the Scottishness of his work more than I ever dd.
In fact, with the 12 year old boy the Transport Museum would be a good bet as well so hopefully they're in a hotel near Kelvingrove and they'll never have to leave the area! 
If they are thinking of moving then make sure you take them round the city-centre shops even just to show how close everything is (theatres, shopping, bars, restaurants, cinemas). There's still plenty of touristy bits if they want them there (GoMA, Lighthouse, City Chambers tour, even Sharmanka & The Tenement House are handy). | |
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8th July 2008, 2:54pm
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#19 | | =^.^=
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
West end has alot of nice cafes.
Bay Tree Cafe on Gt West Rd is lovely, the french place on Byres Road is lovely, but it also has about ten billion restaurants that arent bar/restaraunt modern fusion pieces of piss. Things to Do
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8th July 2008, 2:57pm
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#20 | | With good beard.
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
Take them to Fort William, tell them all of Soctland is like that.
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#21 | | says Addy
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Xscape? Good family fun.
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8th July 2008, 3:03pm
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#22 | | [Patter Master]
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
open top Glasgow bus tour | |
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#23 | | Filth-kitten
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
Make sure they know where all the family-type things are. Cinemas (IMax too!), shopping centres, museums (I loved the Hunterian when I was younger but I haven't seen it at all since it was done up, haven't been to the People's Palace for a while either but both are chances to show off nice old buildings as much as anything else), cafes/restaurants, Botanics, Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove. The West End and City Centre are good places to show off right off the bat. How would you entertain yourselves (if you were being responsible-ish) if you were at the age of the children? Make them aware of all the options open to them as well, as they won't be tagging about with their parents all the time if they were to move over, especially the 18-year-old. They'll want to know about the place as much as the adults.
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
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Originally Posted by Westy Xscape? Good family fun. | FUCK THAT!
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#25 | | Quit Yo Jibba Jabba, Fool
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
They're American?
Take them to China Buffet King.
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#26 | | Moment Ruiner
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have you asked them what they would like to do?
although i would def say the science center
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#27 | | Doomsayer.
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
Show them them the Clydeside, let them get an authentic taste of Glasgow by having them get hassled by junkies and bams (or junkie bams). Then take them for dinner at one of Glasgow's ten million kebab shops before showing them late night Sauchiehall Street, they certainly won't ever think about moving over here again.
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#28 | | ZOOP ZOOP ZOOP!
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maybe they're from detroit...
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#29 | | Sith Triumvir Moderator
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
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#30 | | Frankly my dear.....  Editor
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| Re: Entertaining Americans in Glasgow
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Originally Posted by Kirsten They're American?
Take them to China Buffet King. | Why on earth would they want to go there?
Take them all around Merchant City - the cafes, architecture and ambience of the area is most likely very different to anything they come across at home. There are also plenty of arty places there (if I am not mistaken?) Plenty of little shops for the girls to go in too.
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