I've probably been to Glasgow about a six or seven times in the last five years. At least half of those times I've brought my camera but the fates have conspired to prevent me using it. By fates I generally mean I was either too busy or rain, lots of rain. I'm not complaining of course, no Irishman can bemoan the rain, it's like being fed up the sky is blue.
Naturally, it was raining when I arrived, but once I'd checked into my hotel room and walked outside it had all but stopped. Perfect conditions for photography, a nice reflective ground and the sky like a big soft box.
I mentioned in my last post about Dublin that it's a clash of the old and new. When you walk around Glasgow and look at the buildings you can see the really ancient to the very modern. When I spotted the beautiful old building (below) that had been converted to apple store, I wasn't sure if I was horrified or impressed.
Like any city it's the people that make it and Glasgow is full of personality. Looking forward to my next visit.
They say you can't be right all of the time and for this clock that is definitely true. It was not 12 o'clock when I photographed it, but at least it's right twice a day. There are plenty of people I can think of that couldn't make that boast!
Tom :)
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