Antique paintings

At night, the pubs and clubs are bustling but you don't see the same 'packs' of drinkers that stumble around the Bigg Market and Quayside. Shopping is the one area where Glasgow is streets ahead of its rivals. No, it can't match London - but it does cram a lot into a relatively small space.
The city centre is a square mile of shopping nirvana, where you can find specialist retail outlets, independent boutiques, antique emporiums and everything from Armani to Zara and Primark to Prada in a compact, walkable space.
I say square mile, it is often referred to as the Golden Z, comprising of a zig-zag route from Sauchiehall Street, down Buchanan Street and along Argyle Street - all mostly pedestrianised.
At the junction of Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street sits the Buchanan Galleries precinct and at the bottom sits the St Enoch shopping centre, currently undergoing a massive upgrade.
Along the way you can drop in to the upmarket Princes Square, an elegant Art Nouveau-inspired arcade with five floors of ethereal wrought iron and glass providing the backbone to some fabulous stores and fashionable bars, cafes and restaurants.
Princes Square really comes alive during the festive season, hosting a giant Christmas tree that stretches up through all five floors. In fact, the entire city centre makes the most of the season to be jolly

The Hanger Bar was a beloved dive on East Third Street with a pool table, DJ booth and a vintage clothes for sale up front. It closed some months ago, and owners Jay Schneider and Natalka Burian have given the place a serious face lift while keeping the drinking/clothing consumption combo. Bespoke men's suits will now be sold, but even more eye-catching is the antique sewing machine they've turned into a beer tap. For the curious, it's named Elsa after Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who lived in New York during Prohibition.
The official opening party is tonight from 9 p.m

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