Archive for January, 2006

Vodka Wodka: Bar on Ashton Lane

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

There are no ugly people, only too little vodka.

From the Vodka Wodka website

Vodka Wodka is a tiny bar on Ashton Lane in the city’s West End. It serves a range of Polish, Russian and Scandinavian vodkas, along with cocktails and draught and bottled beers.

It’s an ideal place to grab a quick drink, or […]

Ashton Lane: Bars and restaurants in the West End

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Ashton Lane, which runs parallel to Byres Road, features pretty universally in guide books to the city — it’s an attractive cobbled street, full of cosy (and not-so-cosy) bars, pubs and restaurants.

It’s very easy to spend a whole evening there, perhaps starting in the Ashoka, one of the Glasgow-based Harlequin Group’s popular Indian restuarants, or […]

Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

The Buchanan Galleries opened in 1999, and is home to 80 shops over 56000 square metres of retail space — John Lewis occupies the largest unit in the centre.

Construction took nearly three years, and the centre has contributed, along with the redevelopment of the former Buchanan Hotel opposite, to the gentrification of what was a […]

Gallery of Modern Art

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is the second most visited contemporary art gallery in the UK outside London, according to the GoMA page on the City Council’s website. It houses a mixture of temporary exhibitions alongside a permanent collection featuring works primarily by local and other British artists.

Formerly a private house, bank and library, […]