A good friend and I decided to go on a photo excursion to the Exhibition Center near the Clyde River

We travelled by train to Glasgow Central where we needed to change to the lower level train to the Exhibition Center .

However when we reached the platform we were disappointed to know that the train we were supposed to take was delayed indefinitely due to electrical failure .

Since the station was only two stations away we began our walk to our destination.

As we reached the Clyde , we felt blown away by the strong winds . This is quite surprising as people say it is Autumn.

My love of photography began

The Broomielaw bridge was the first we passed . It has a fancy shape and is meant for pedestrians.

It was built on 14 th May May 2009 .This bridge connected the districts of Anderson on the north bank of the Clyde to Tradeston and the neighbouring district of Kingston on the south bank

The Kingston Bridge is a concrete balanced cantilever dual-span multiple lane road bridge across the Clyde .

The Squinty bridge was next , which is a road bridge . It’s also known as the Clyde Arc . It is near the Rotundas on either side of the bridge which was needed before the bridge was built.

A prominent feature is its curved design . I thought it looked beautiful. This bridge connects Finnieston near the Clyde and the renowned Ovo Auditorium and the Amarillo to the Glasgow Science Centre and the Pacific Quay .

The OVO Hydro is a huge Conference and Event Centre. The recent Climate Change Conference was held there with many heads of State attending .Even big musical events are held there …like live performances by Elton John and Rod Stewart . The capacity is about 12000.

Nearby is the Amarillo shaped like the Amarillo which is a theatre having a capacity of 2000 .

There is interesting history behind the Rotundas. In the past there were no bridges spanning the Clyde. Ships were constructed in Glasgow and shipped out along the Clyde. Nowadays this industry has practically stopped. At that time the Rotundas were the route for traffic to pass from one side to the other .

Here we also see the famous now defunct crane . This large crane was used to transfer the manufactured Steam Locomotives onto ships for sending to various countries of the British empire like India, Malaysia and others .

We entered the Exhibition Centre for a Coffee and Croissant . Then proceeded to cross over to the Glasgow Science Centre .

We did not enter the centre but went to the viewing point to see the Pacific Quay .

We crossed the Clyde by walking over the Millenium Bridge. This is a narrow bridge for pedestrians you would walk in a single file.

The boat named …….Queen Mary on the Quay caught my eye, for a photograph

Nearby was a viewing tower . The high structure had a stairway going to the top

It has a good view of Glasgow .

After another coffee at the Costas we passed the Science Centre and the BBC building .

We began our return to the Station via the Bells Btidge which looks like a tunnel straight to the station.

This time trains were running and we parted ways in climbing up the slope to the final road bridge at Clarkston Station.

It was truly a story of bridges .