Merchant City Accidental Art Walk

I was obsessed with going to a pop-up shop called "All that is Solid" and so we walked all the way down to Argyle Street. The pop-up was a little underwhelming, but we stumbled on so many things on the way there and back! There are a lot of galleries around Merchant City, with everything from video installations to collages to printwork. We went down an alley following a sign for a (defunct) Jacobean Corsetry and came across a gallery in the basement of a store that could have been taken right out of the Castro.

The owners were adorable and recommended we hit the store at the Gallery of Modern Art for gifts, which we did.

The GOMA is an amazing space - the contrast between the modern exhibits and the classic architecture makes your experience of the art very unique to the place.

Then we stopped in for a few oysters and champagne (and beer for John) at Rogano. It was a perfect little break, with music to match the beautiful art deco bar.

Somewhere in there we managed to go to The Lighthouse and climbed all the way up to the very top and looked out at all the views on the terrace.

The Lighthouse was originally designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh as the warehouse/printing office of the Herald newspaper. The tower had a huge water tank, intended to be used in case of fire to protect the building. I think my favorite shot of the day was looking down the staircase of the tower:

To me that is even better than the views from the top.

Tonight it's on to The Ubiquitous Chip for dinner and dancing at The Arches! I think the 60's beaded top will do very well for the theme there tonight.