The Green

So the Glasgow Green is supposedly one of the if not the biggest city park in the UK.  I can't back that up, but I know that it is the biggest park wholly within a city in Scotland.  Who knows what those limey bastards are upto south of here.  Anywho the Green is fairly important to us as we go there every morning to take the dog to get some exercise and do her business.  She only poops on concrete if she really has to go, she much prefers the grass, she is a princess.  So most days we go together some days only one of us goes, but the monster goes every day.  It is quite a nice place its where they shot off fireworks for 300 odd thousand people on Guy Fawkes Day the 5th of November, which the best I can tell is commemorating a guy that attempted to assassinate the house of commons and the house of lords several hundred years ago by blowing up the Westminster parliament.  Now in England and all of the UK official stuff the holiday is to celebrate the saving of the government and the prevailing of the king.  In Scotland the best I can tell it is a celebration of someone actually getting that close to killing a bunch of English aristocrats.  Either way both sides celebrate with fireworks bonfires and 4th of july like atmosphere.  Good times.....On to the photos.

Chase along the Clyde walk on the way to the park (probably 3 blocks away)

Old Railway crossing they Clyde, Made of Iron and Steel with stone Caissons

Another old Clyde crossing, this one for cars and people, the oldest clyde crossing is the one that we live next to on Stockwell Street

A shitey picture of the Glasgow Nautical college, its hard to take pictures while the Dog is going crazy.

The high court of justicary right next to the Green, one time saw this surrouned by the Armed Response Unit Guys (Think British SWAT)

Chase, always excited to get to the grass

Swans and Geese hang out by the Clyde, Chase is terrified of them, it is hilarious

The St. Andrews pedestrian bridge, its a suspension bridge using no cables (it uses iron or steel bars instead)

The People's Palace, its a sociology museum, lots about red clydeside and a greenhouse cafe with palm trees, it is awesome.

The formal gate entry to the Green, What is it with the British empire and building gates without walls

A little taste of home courtesy of the Glasgow Common Council, its a real John Deere

I keep forgetting to take my camera to the Pub, but that is next on my list....Till then

--Pete