Blogs from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

As our Friday afternoon flight touches down, we’re feeling excited about being in Edinburgh again. It’s our first visit back since getting engaged here in November and also in an hour or so we’ll be meeting up with James and Kylie for three day’s travel around the highlands. Can’t wait... From the airport, the double decker bus takes us into the city centre and from its terminus at Waverley train station we head up into the old town towards our backpackers. Thinking that we know what we’re doing, we take a “short cut” and end up lugging our backpacks up what is probably the biggest staircase in the city! Luckily, the massive uphill hike takes us straight to the Royal Mile and from there it’s fairly easy going until we make it to the backpackers. We ... read more

Our day was full and enjoyable. We woke up early to have breakfast with Alex, Christina, Xavier and Theo. Toasty warm blueberry scones with marmalade and French press coffee. So good! Jer and I woke up a little late—despite our exhaustion we both awoke for about an hour in the middle of the night. I had just drifted off when we had to get up for the day. Our preparations for the day—our first showers since departing Seattle—made everyone run a bit late. We saw Theo off to pre-school and Xavier to his class. There are no school buses in Scotland so the parents must take their kids to school themselves. It was different, seeing the kids in the playground area lined up in neat little rows awaiting to go inside the building. Afterwards, Alex gave ... read more

Here is the link for my Isle of Skye pictures... http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=623733008/a=75322821_75322821/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish I have been TRYING to upload all my photos to Photobucket to make it easier to view, but it is taking a lot longer than I thought. I can't get the bulk uploader to work, so I have to upload 50 at a time. UGH. Sorry I haven't written in a while...but nothing has really been going on. I have been living a pretty relaxing life at the moment:) I am currently in my last week of classes here at Aberdeen Uni. I am actually in class RIGHT NOW. Classes have been winding down and so am I. I have only one more tutorial that I NEED to attend, otherwise I'm free! Besides my two exams, of course. Next week, I am going to Ireland ... read more

Hope you enjoyed the entries; I know they were long, but now you should cheer up because it is picture time! I wish I could share them with you in person, because many of them have stories that go along with them. I'll have to do that back home... I didn't have time to caption all the pictures on Snapfish, so basically you're flying blind. There were over 2100 pictures when I first started editing, so it might take a while... There are 7 albums worth of pictures. They go in order, so start with the first link and move on. http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=405217008/a=75322821_75322821/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=409442008/a=75322821_75322821/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=406579008/a=75322821_75322821/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAN... read more

I start my wonderful 5 country journey tomorrow! I am very excited, but scared at the same time...I know it will be a blast:) I am planning on bringing my computer, but just realized that my converter might not work where I am going, so I will probably have to buy an adapter. I am debating now if it is worth it...I'll probably buy one. Can never have too many! I am able to fit everything into my hiking backpack. I was surprised! I am really going to be living out of one bag for 2 1/2 weeks! It will be an experience! The only thing that I regret is that I will not be able to spend Easter with my family. Easter is my favorite time of year, so I will be really missing home. ... read more