One of the things I miss about living in Scotland is the lack of markets. Edinburgh has its farmers market but it doesn't have that slightly rough round the edges feel that a market should have. Classics include the Grainger in Newcastle and the Kirkgate in Leeds. Both of these are indoor markets and today we came across an equivalent in Glasgow - the Savoy Centre on Sauchiehall Street.
It had all the things you'd want - a butcher, a shop selling exotic vegetables, a greasy spoon and a place selling cheap and cheerful sweeties. There looked like there were a couple of barbers on the two floors of scranner delights.
We stopped off for a £5.70 business lunch at the Chinese cafe - soup followed by curry and rice which went down well. We also had Chinese tea which was a pleasant change from a beer.
Glasgow was great to shop in generally and we both came back with some delights.
No, Captain Value - not the Savoy! 'Tis the stuff of nightmares (although if you must go, you should pop into Vicky's next door for a classy slice of Glasgow's nightclub action).
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