City Break - Glasgow, October 2025

Glasgow, Scotland. Thursday/Sunday 30-October/02-November-2025.

Another action packed M&M weekend, this time in Glasgow. 

Fulfilling the corporate mission "To Eat, Drink and Have a Good Time!"

Thursday 30-October. 

Since the 30th is our wedding anniversary we decided to extend our weekend in Glasgow and go up early, on the Thursday, for a nice meal there.

A friend recently shared a couple of photos from his album of our wedding that we had never seen before.

We had hired a couple of double-decker buses to ferry our guests from the church (Saint Paul’s Cathedral) to the reception venue on Wimbledon Parkside.

For our anniversary dinner we went to Six by Nico which had been recommended by several friends. Their USP is that they only offer a six course tasting menu (with the option of a matching wine flight). The menu has a theme which they change every few months. That night the theme was Space. Somewhat tenuous connections with some of the courses but the first course was a flying saucer: a levitating spinning dish.

Friday 31-October. 

The morning was a tour of some of the fantastic Glasgow murals. Fortunately, Mary was able to provide some social context for these two murals. At a disco a lad wanting to ask a girl for a dance might approach her and ask using this phrase “Are ye dancin?” to which the reply might be “Are ye askin?” as popularised by Scottish comedians Rickie Fulton and Jack Milroy as Francie and Josie [youTube].

A collage of the best. Unfortunately, a number of the murals have been defaced with tags by graffiti artists.

This cultural walk was followed by a late curry lunch and drinks with old friends Geraldine and Alasdair at Obsession of India.

After lunch, we headed off to the Hydro to hear the multi-talented sisters that make HAIM. Full gig report here Haim at the OVO Hydro.

Saturday 01-November. 

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Saturday morning was parkrun (of course). There are many park runs in Glasgow to choose from but this one gave us a “V” for our second alphabet. It was also my 300th parkrun. While not an official milestone it is worth celebrating so I emailed the RD and got a shout out.

SIL Sandra came and joined us and then drove us back to see their brand new house in Killearn, half an hour north of Glasgow. Then back to Glasgow for a rest.

Saturday evening's entertainment was a pre-dinner drink at Vroni's then dinner at Sarti's which again came highly recommended and lived up to expectations. Over a final glass back at Vroni's we got chatting to a lad from Belfast and now have lots of great recommendations for a planned trip next year. 

Sunday 02-November. 

A not-too-early train back to Penrith and a relax. Phew!