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jane
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Thanks to everyone who gave me tips on where to go. I got some great stuff in the junk shop and in the vintage place near it. What was amazing was the difference between pre-Christmas shopping in Glasgow and in Dublin -- it was nowhere near as crazy. At first I thought it was just because the city was new to me, so my tolerance was automatically higher, but it really wasn't the case. It was less crowded, less rude, and the queues were shorter in the shops. I got all of my Christmas shopping done with no anxiety whatsoever.
Didn't get much of a chance to sightsee, but it's a fantastic city just to wander.
Went to a reception in the Glasgow City Chambers, which was absolutely incredible, and should be seen. I think they do tours or something. Anyway, the interior is marble, and the ballroom is so over-the-top gilded with the most obscene chandeliers, that I kinda felt like we really shouldn't be there. Caviar turned out to be rotten, but I ate some anyway, as was the style at the time.
In a weird coincidence, the discussant for the session I co-organised at the conference knew some of the organisers of Ladyfest Bristol. Mental! Small, small world indeed.
Didn't get much of a chance to sightsee, but it's a fantastic city just to wander.
Went to a reception in the Glasgow City Chambers, which was absolutely incredible, and should be seen. I think they do tours or something. Anyway, the interior is marble, and the ballroom is so over-the-top gilded with the most obscene chandeliers, that I kinda felt like we really shouldn't be there. Caviar turned out to be rotten, but I ate some anyway, as was the style at the time.
In a weird coincidence, the discussant for the session I co-organised at the conference knew some of the organisers of Ladyfest Bristol. Mental! Small, small world indeed.
