Blogs from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 10

Well I leave tomorrow and I still haven't packed... great way to spend my last day in the real world. Flight from Glasgow to Heathrow 10.50, flight to Newark 4ish... arrival US time 6pm. Last drinks at the pub tonight... and a chinese with the folks. I'm bracing myself for the nervous wreck aka the mothership giving me instructions...... read more

Ah Aberdeen, the granite city. I spent a good three days wandering around this pretty city, admiring the old granite buildings and nice parks. Tons of cool looking churches were everywhere, and a lot of the stores I passed had interesting names like “The Snuggery”, or “The Cheeky Monkey”. I pretty much saw everything a tourist could see in this city with exception to most of old Aberdeen and the university district. Seeing places like Castlegate and the Mercat Cross make me realize how young Canada is. Taking a stroll throughout downtown on streets like Union make me wish I lived closer to a city as well. Everything is made of granite it seems, and I was lucky to have two good days of bright sunshine to make everything gleam. One day of rain turned ... read more

It was a beautiful Easter morning, blue skies and everything. We got ready and headed out to find an Easter service to attend. St. Machar’s Cathedral is where we ended up for a traditional Catholic Mass. The cathedral was gorgeous - aside from being surrounded by very old, kind of creepy tombstones. There was a large organ and a beautiful choir. Holy Communion was passed around in one cup and we were near the back…. trying not to think about germs =) It was too beautiful to go indoors, so we grabbed some picnic food (of course ham and chocolate for Easter) and walked down to the beach. It wasn’t the kind of beach you would strip down and take a swim, but we had a good picnic and found some rocks and shells and ... read more

I love not being able to use my arms for days after rock climbing; it's amazing! The night before the competition, I was called by my friend Norah (Austria) about the Lairig Mountaineering club. She said they were desperate on having some girls for the competition, they needed three at least to compete, but only had one (her). So, though I had never participated in the club, I went with to the RGU sport centre and got to rock climb for three straight hours, trying to complete as many routes as I could for points. It was amazing and tiring, but best of all, completely free! and I got an awesome shirt! How cool is that? ... read more

Okay, so. Friday night I was locked in a bathroom by my flatemate and had my fingers nearly smashed off when I was foiling his brutish plot with brute strength - I was going to break the broom he had locking me in so he pulled the door shut on my fingers. I am also now carving a sword out of a stick. Perhaps as a vehicle of vengance, but only time will tell. Saturday I joined a group called the "dirty weekenders", and yes, aberdeen has a club for that sort of stuff. while I was expecting a weekend full of hedonism and baccus-style celebration, I got volunteer work at a warehouse (not whore house) where they give away furniture and clothes to people who need them. And mugs and kilts to me, if I ... read more