Blog # 7: Aberdeen, Scotland
Gale, 50 MPH - Huge Storm Heading Our Way. Ship's Captain Announced We Had To Leave Port Earlier And Detour To Other, Non-Planned Places To Visit
Aberdeen: We Woke Up In The Morning And Saw This "Monster" Offshore Platform In Front Of Us
There Are Several Platforms Offshore From Us In Oxnard. They Look Relatively Small From The Distance. Actually, All Of These Platforms Are Huge And Quite Complex.
Tourist Guide Wears Kilts With A Jacket. Jerry Is Preparing For Foul Weather
Aberdeen Is Known (In Part) For Its Granite Quarry. When The Sun Is Shinning On The Buildings, Mica (That Is Embedded In The Granite) Causes A Shimmering Effect.
Left/Right Photos Is The Same Street
A Weee Bit Windy! With All The Building Material (Granite) Mostly The Same, The City Is Quite Beautiful For The Area Being So Old
Robert The Bruce: King of Scotts (1306-1309)
Plenty Coats Of Arms Throughout Aberdeen
We Visited Aberdeen Around Twenty Years Ago. There Is Always More To See
The Old...
...And The New
A Contrast Of Materials And Perspective
The Tower And Structures Behind Was Being Constructed With Money Generated From Caribbean Slavery. Government Eventually Intervened. Stopped Slavery in 1833!
Aberdeen Is A College Town. This Building Is King's College
Most Colleges Have A Church And Coats Of Arms
Church Can Trace History To 1500's
Original Pews from 1500's
When College Benefactor Died, His Body Was Buried In An Unknown Location. Still, He Was Memorialized In Front Of School
William Wallace - Guardian Of Scotland
Small Gardens And Coat Of Arms Are Tucked Away In Many Areas Of The City
Different Architectural Eras
Fascinating Skyline
We Love The Local Signage
Anyone For Wine Tasting?
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