Tag: Glasgow

Glasgow 2014 ticket application

Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth GamesI have just filled out application form to try to get ticket’s for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games!! Wish me luck! I have put my name down for the following tickets:-

  • Opening Ceremony – Wednesday, 23 July – 19:30 – 23:00
  • Cycling: Track – Thursday, 24 July – 11:00 – 13:45
  • Cycling: Track – Thursday, 24 July – 16:00 – 18:45
  • Closing Ceremony – Sunday, 3 August – 19:30 – 23:00

I really hope that I get some. Since Glasgow, will always be my home town and it’s one of the best places in the UK, if not the best. I like to think so anyway!

Vlog: Driving through the Clyde Tunnel

Myself driving through the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow. From Whiteinch to Linthouse. At some point, I also really need to get my Lycra on and cycle through it! Using the cycleway and a pedestrian path that runs below each of the vehicle tunnels. Bad that I have never done it, since I grow up near to Glasgow!

For more information about the Clyde Tunnel check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tunnel.

February 2013 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during February 2013.

Number 1 (563 views) : Myself in front of police box in Glasgow
Myself in front of police box in Glasgow

Number 2 (215 views) : Wetsuited on bed

Wetsuited on bed

Number 3 (112 views) : Wetsuited on bed
Wetsuited on bed

Video : Glasgow Underground 1975

I am so more of you will find this video very boring. But since I grow up in Glasgow and I love this sort of stuff. It’s a look at the Glasgow Underground. 17th February 1975.

I am sure many of you, will not even know that Glasgow got a underground system. It’s also the third-oldest underground system in the world after the London Underground and the Athens Metro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6O1YZpAJhc

Big thanks to the Glasgow Subway for posting a link to this post on there facebook page, or I may have never found it!

Glasgow Police Box

I love this photos of myself taken next to a Police Box in Glasgow, near the junction of Cathedral Street and High Street.

Glasgow Police Box

Check out www.policeboxes.co.uk/police-boxes-today.html to see where other Police Box are in Glasgow and the rest of the UK.

OMG check this out video

OMG check out this video from Craig and Alison’s Wedding that I went to last Saturday. After the crap night I had at work, finding this on the net really make me smile again. And cry, but in the good way.

More photos from my walk around Glasgow

Here are some more photos from my walk around Glasgow the other day. When I get back to England, I will try to post a map of the walk.

Kingston Bridge

Clyde Arc and Finnieston Crane

Clyde Arc

BBC Scotland headquarters

More photos from this set be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/scotland/glasgow/.

First ever suit, great meal and sailing

Today has been a fantastic to say the least! Got my first ever suit, no not a wetsuit, have lots of them! Went out for a great meal, followed by an evening sailing on Loch Lomond.

Right after that introduction, I will got back to the start of the day. The day started around 9:30am, when I got out of bed to have a shower, feed Ghille, had a bit to eat.

Then it was off to meet up with my oldish brother Douglas and his wife-to-be Lisa. Once I met up with them. We all got the train from Dalmuir to Glasgow Queen Station. We then walked down to Slaters, to get ourselves suits ready for there wedding in September. Believe it or not, I have never owned a suit in my whole life, up till now that is! Normally I really hate clothes shopping, it’s like my idea of hell. But I really liked Slaters. So if I ever need a suit again, I will be for sure using them.

Then after all that hard work of getting suits. We then went to O’Neill’s in the Merchant Square area of Glasgow. Where we had a very nice meal indeed. Never been to that pub before, I would sure go around. Great food, maybe the service has a bit slow. But the food more than make up for that.

After the meal we then got the train back to there flat, but this time from High Street Railway Station. We both then doubled checked the suits filled OK. Which I am pleased to say they did. I will try to get photos of myself wearing it on-line at some point.

Then Douglas and myself set off to Loch Lomond for a evening of sailing on this boat. Which great fun, only the second time, I been out on this boat. Even better this time, since we had great weather. The last time, I was wet. This time the sun was out, just about the whole time.

So it was a great day! But still I was glad when it was over and I was chilling out in front of the TV.

I will now leave you, with some photos from sailing on Loch Lomond.