Anyway, I was wondering which bit of Glasgow would be best to stay in? Also, anything we absolutely must do while we're there? we should have a full day and my fella has never been to Glasgow before...
Which bit would be best to stay in? Depends what you want to do. Mind you, the transport system is very good, so everything is close to the Subway or a bus.
The West End has the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. This is well worth a visit. It is in Kelvingrove Park, too. Not far away, the relocated Transport Museum (now called the Riverside Museum) sits on the Clyde.
Still in the West End, at the top of Byres Road, you'll find the Botanic Gardens and Park. That's a nice place to visit. There's also good restaurants, pubs and cafes on Byres Road and Great Western Road, and off Byres Road in Ashton Lane, and on Woodlands Road. I always visit Fopp when I'm there, too. There's independent shops, and some good second hand shops there and abouts.
In the city centre there's all the shops and restaurants you might imagine - the shopping streets of Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street, and Argyle Street, as well as the shopping malls Buchanan Galleries and St Enoch Centre. The Glasgow Museum of Modern Art is off Buchanan Street, between it and Queen Street.
In East End, there's the People's Palace and Winter Gardens. The People's Palace is, as you might expect, a museum of Glasgow life. Up past Glasgow Cross is the Museum of Religion, next to St Mungo's Cathedral. Also worth a visit is the Barras market.
While on Queens Street, try to find Mono cafe and Monorail Music. It's a cafe with a great recordshop inside it run by Stephen Pastel. You cross Argyle Street, going towards the river, near the car park east of the St Enoch's Centre.
Nightlife? King Tut's Wah Wah Hut is still going strong on St Vincent Street. Good place to catch bands before they make it big or disappear. Nice N Sleazy on Sauchiehall Street is another place to catch bands and DJs.
Fed will tell you what pubs are still cool.
having been to university in Edinburgh 
I see.
oh well everything there tastes pretty fab...
