glasgow glasgow! what a party! i spent over a week here partying with karen, a friend i met in singapore. wednesday through sunday the two of us went out on the town every single night, and generally stayed out til the sun came up. then we would sleep in until around 1:30pm, get up in time to do a little shopping or sightseeing, then come home to get ready for another party. if ever i thought that europe was going to be monotonous/tame/healthy in any way, glasgow has proved me wrong. so quick recap:
wednesday: arrive by train at 11am. karen and i do some much-needed catching up before going to the subcity radio studio at glasgow uni to do her radio show. i get to announce the contact info! meet karen's friends jenny and robin who also have cute scottish accents. after the show, we all come back to karen's flat for fajitas and wine. we go to a little pub down the street to watch the manchester united vs. chelsea football game, then split up to get ready for going out. robin ditches, but karen, jenny and i go to the arches and dance the night away.
thursday: get up late and go to the glasgow art gallery and museum. see about half of it before the place closes, but manage to see some ancient egyptian stuff and some famous paintings first. take a walk through kelvingrove park on the way to the cheese shop (which i have begged karen to take me to) where we buy some delicious top quality cheeses. eat almost all of cheese. go see a performance of macbeth, which is done with authentic scottish accents! try some irn bru, then get ready for more partying. meet up with new friends dannii and john to go to the "art school". dance the night away. spend early morning hours searching for after hours party, which does not pan out.
friday: get up late again. john comes over for some gossip and youtube. after he leaves, karen and i make chicken tikka masala and get ready for yet more dancing. this time it's the subcity party we're after, which is held on the glasgow uni campus. dance the night away.
saturday: get up late, go to st. mungo's cathedral just before it closes. beautiful! go to the necropolis - a giant cemetery on a hill behind st. mungo's. gorgeous! walk around for quite a while, just enjoying the day. intend to have a night in, but dannii calls and tells us that friend alex has a friend whose band is playing at king tut's (kind of a big deal). we rush home, reheat leftover curry, and meet up with friends before the show. show is totally righteous. afterwards, we all go to band member's parents' home on the west end for the after party. long chats about USA and chocolate vs "crisps" ensue. watch sun come up, go home.
sunday: shopping for a flash drive (need somewhere to keep all my photos!) and shoes. end up spending £30 at a store called primark, which buys me a pair of shoes, a pair of jeans, a shirt, and tights. go to kelvingrove park again since it's such a beautiful day. cook up some salmon and potatoes for dinner, then go out to optimo with a girl named jane. go home relatively early (1ish?) so that we can get up early in the morning.
ok so that wasn't all that quick. anyway, that's how things went for my first five days in glasgow. it was prodigal and indulgent and everything one could expect from a party city.
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Sounds like fun! I'm jealous.
yeah fo sho. thanks for the good wishes. i've been trying to keep up with your journey and whatnot, and it sounds to me like you're having a fucking blast. right on. when you get back stateside we should get some coffee or something so that you can catch me up on your adventures and whatnot. keep on keepin' on, laur.