little boy blue wrote:someone on t o p was recently advising another poster to consider overwintering in the glasgow marina where they would be handy for the vibrant city centre

any ideas where its at ?
Well, compared with the cultural desert that is where we live, Glasgow is music and art heaven. Just the other afternoon we enjoyed the Philip Glass quartets at the Tramway, and the RSNO's Mozart Requiem that evening in the Royal Concert Hall. With the RSAMD, now rebadged as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, there is an abundance of classical and contemporary music in the city. There really is no end of good music available, which to me counts as "vibrant", but it's dispersed across the city. Jazz, blues and folk music have always been strong in Glasgow; tenorist Bobby Wellins was playing the other day, and Abdullah Ibrahim is coming up soon at the Old Fruitmarket. Also lots of opportunities for piping aficionados.
I've always felt that Glasgow is one of the world's most welcoming, interesting and exciting cities. But then, I'm biased.