Blogs from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 14

An early start today. We were heading up to Aberdeen and I had to go pick up the hire car from the airport. We had breakfast downstairs, which was very nice. A full buffet with both continental and hot breakfast available. Then off to get the car. We were given a Blue Peugeot which was quite sufficient for us. It wasn’t long before we said goodbye to the hotel, and the smoky air inside it. Our first stop for the day was at St Andrews, where we had another look at both the cathedral and the castle. Both very impressive. After that, we headed over to the 18th fairway of the old course to take some photos. Then, back on the road. We pretty much just headed to Aberdeen from there, keen on finding the hotel. ... read more

Hey Everyone! We just arrived at Aberdeen and checked in at out new hostel (it's really nice here and they have a cheap laundry-mat which is really good because it was getting to the point that I couldn't sit next to Alex on the train!) By the way 'internet stalker' I'm pretty sure Alex has out-stunk any stinking you did in Europe. The train ride here was 2 and a half hours of h-e-double-hockey-sticks. The air conditioning wasn't working so it was like 100 million degrees in there (hence the comment about not being able to sit next to Alex). We're pretty excited about being in a new city but we are going to miss the bells of St. Giles in the morning. So far Aberdeen seems a lot less touristy then the other places have ... read more

Ok! So today was our first official day of Macbackpackers.com. We were introduced to our tour guide for the next 5 days Neil. Not only is he extremely funny but he wears a kilt, with nothing under it!! and PLEASE DO NOT ask me how i found out. haha.. Anyways.. it was finally time to get out of that mental insitution and on to bigger and better things. MOst of us n the trip went however there were a select few that decided to stay back with professor sands and take their own whirlwind tour of scotland... Day 1.. Neil explained to us that he loves to travel the world, and he absoltely loves his job. His accent is so hard to understand sometimes because he talks to gosh darn fast! Also, how he actually traveled ... read more

Tuesday was another castle adventure for us. First up was Craigievar Castle that was built in the 1620's and also had turrets. It had lovely furnishings inside and we had a guided tour. It is surrounded by trees and we were able to walk the grounds. Our second stop was Crathes Castle, a self guided tour. What I like about here was the "Horn of Leys" on display that were given by King Robert the Bruce. There was also a "trip step", used to trick attackers climbing the staircase. It is also supposed to be haunted by a "Green Lady" ghost. We had a wonderful view from the 2nd floor of the castle where we could view the garden. We didn't get to walk through the garden because we left to try to get in for ... read more