Entertaining Americans in Glasgow

dil_em_ma · 8th July 2008, 2:13pm

Right, i've been put in charge of entertaining some americans over the next few days, and as they're considering moving over here, they want me to show them around glasgow a bit. So where do i take them? I need to find things to entertain them in the day as well as places to eat at night. There's a physicist, an airy fairy californian, and their kids, two teenage girls (18 and 16) and a son (12).

I'm at a complete loss, so any suggestions at all would be welcome.

DoNotResus · 8th July 2008, 2:14pm

Right off I'd say the Science centre, so long as it's still open.

Hammer · 8th July 2008, 2:15pm

Kelvingrove and GOMA.

triggerhappy · 8th July 2008, 2:16pm

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Originally Posted by DoNotResus

Right off I'd say the Science centre, so long as it's still open.

^^ this

Exit_W0unds · 8th July 2008, 2:16pm

Kelvingrove, and make sure you show them the stuffed haggis

triggerhappy · 8th July 2008, 2:17pm

Also, trip to Loch Lomond?

Charlicat · 8th July 2008, 2:27pm

INT. PUB I. DAY

It's the first day of the Edinburgh Festival.
Renton, Tommy, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie sit drinking.
They observe a young male American Tourist walk in in a bulky red anorak and
glasses. He goes past them towards the toilet.
Begbie stands up.

crazydiamond85 · 8th July 2008, 2:27pm

McDonalds?

Jushin Liger · 8th July 2008, 2:28pm

Kelvingrove Park, Museum and Gallery.

The Univeristy of Glasgow.

Loch Lomond or Callander if you want to take them somewhere.

They love old stuff those yanks it really impresses them.

$teve · 8th July 2008, 2:29pm

I'll handle the 18 year old, you take care of the rest!

eh I mean...

Kelvingrove sounds like a good shout, a trip to Stirling Castle or the Wallace monument wouldn't go a miss, Americans love all that!

Charlicat · 8th July 2008, 2:31pm

Take then to Arisaig or The Bothy for dindins. The Bothy would be handy if yer up the west end visiting a museum full of moth-eaten stuffed animals anyway.

Lowtone · 8th July 2008, 2:38pm

Take them to the Barras!

Charlicat · 8th July 2008, 2:41pm

Take them to the River.

dil_em_ma · 8th July 2008, 2:41pm

I should probably add that they are actually half scottish (properly, not pretend american scottish) and spend quite a lot of time in the rest of the country, so are vaguely sensible. They know the rest of scotland quite well, it's just glasgow they don't know.

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Originally Posted by DoNotResus

Right off I'd say the Science centre, so long as it's still open.

This is a definite i think.

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Originally Posted by triggerhappy

Also, trip to Loch Lomond?

If it's sunny i may try and drag them up there. They do know the rest of the country quite well.

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Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds

Kelvingrove, and make sure you show them the stuffed haggis

I've never actually been to kelvingrove before, so i might try and persuade them there because i keep meaning to go.

I'm also thinking of taking them to potter around the west end. Uni for my uncle, shops for my aunt, coffee shops for the teenagers and we'll amuse the youngest one somehow. More child friendly restaurants there too. I'm really struggling to think of good child friendly restaurants in the city centre.

Charlicat · 8th July 2008, 2:43pm

Surely at age 12, you dont need to rely on a child-friendly restaurant.