Woke at 7 AM and went to Archibald Simpson for breakfast. I had the “Scottish breakfast” with blood pudding, sausage, bacon, eggs, potato. Carol had pancakes. Walked around Aberdeen which is also known as the “Granite City” since most of the building’s downtown are made of granite. Saw the 2nd largest granite building in the world. Checked out of our hotel and drove to Footdee. Explored the waterfront which had a boardwalk and sandy beaches. Weather was sunny and warm so there were lots of people walking on the boardwalk. Drove south to Dunnottar Castle just south of Stonehaven (my grandfather’s mother’s birthplace). Took a self-guided tour of Dunnottar Castle (£5) which was pretty much a ruin except for a couple restored buildings (drawing room and house). Headed back north then west to Inverness, Scotland. Stopped along the River Dee and later at Tesco Superstore in Banchory where, by the looks of the cars in the parking lot, people are fairly well off (most of the cars in the parking lot were BMWs, Range Rovers, Land Rovers, and Audis). Drove on secondary roads which were very narrow in places with lots of crazy drivers. Country was incredibly beautiful. Saw our first heather just outside of Cairngorms National Park. Heather literally covers the entire hills after this point. Drove through Cairngorms National Park and stopped at Ballater and took some photos of the old church. Further up the road, the country side was what I would call classic Scotland with rolling hills covered in heather and grass and occasional forest and small rivers. Stopped and took some photos of the beautiful old stone Gairnshiel Bridge that crosses the River Gairn. Got to Inverness at about 8 PM Spent the night at the Premier Inn Inverness Centre Hotel in Inverness (£76). Hotel was very nice and used to be an old brewery that was recently converted into a hotel. Had dinner of bread, cheese, and beer.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
London - Scotland Trip Day 7
Saturday September 8, 2012 – Aberdeen, Scotland
Woke at 7 AM and went to Archibald Simpson for breakfast. I had the “Scottish breakfast” with blood pudding, sausage, bacon, eggs, potato. Carol had pancakes. Walked around Aberdeen which is also known as the “Granite City” since most of the building’s downtown are made of granite. Saw the 2nd largest granite building in the world. Checked out of our hotel and drove to Footdee. Explored the waterfront which had a boardwalk and sandy beaches. Weather was sunny and warm so there were lots of people walking on the boardwalk. Drove south to Dunnottar Castle just south of Stonehaven (my grandfather’s mother’s birthplace). Took a self-guided tour of Dunnottar Castle (£5) which was pretty much a ruin except for a couple restored buildings (drawing room and house). Headed back north then west to Inverness, Scotland. Stopped along the River Dee and later at Tesco Superstore in Banchory where, by the looks of the cars in the parking lot, people are fairly well off (most of the cars in the parking lot were BMWs, Range Rovers, Land Rovers, and Audis). Drove on secondary roads which were very narrow in places with lots of crazy drivers. Country was incredibly beautiful. Saw our first heather just outside of Cairngorms National Park. Heather literally covers the entire hills after this point. Drove through Cairngorms National Park and stopped at Ballater and took some photos of the old church. Further up the road, the country side was what I would call classic Scotland with rolling hills covered in heather and grass and occasional forest and small rivers. Stopped and took some photos of the beautiful old stone Gairnshiel Bridge that crosses the River Gairn. Got to Inverness at about 8 PM Spent the night at the Premier Inn Inverness Centre Hotel in Inverness (£76). Hotel was very nice and used to be an old brewery that was recently converted into a hotel. Had dinner of bread, cheese, and beer.
Woke at 7 AM and went to Archibald Simpson for breakfast. I had the “Scottish breakfast” with blood pudding, sausage, bacon, eggs, potato. Carol had pancakes. Walked around Aberdeen which is also known as the “Granite City” since most of the building’s downtown are made of granite. Saw the 2nd largest granite building in the world. Checked out of our hotel and drove to Footdee. Explored the waterfront which had a boardwalk and sandy beaches. Weather was sunny and warm so there were lots of people walking on the boardwalk. Drove south to Dunnottar Castle just south of Stonehaven (my grandfather’s mother’s birthplace). Took a self-guided tour of Dunnottar Castle (£5) which was pretty much a ruin except for a couple restored buildings (drawing room and house). Headed back north then west to Inverness, Scotland. Stopped along the River Dee and later at Tesco Superstore in Banchory where, by the looks of the cars in the parking lot, people are fairly well off (most of the cars in the parking lot were BMWs, Range Rovers, Land Rovers, and Audis). Drove on secondary roads which were very narrow in places with lots of crazy drivers. Country was incredibly beautiful. Saw our first heather just outside of Cairngorms National Park. Heather literally covers the entire hills after this point. Drove through Cairngorms National Park and stopped at Ballater and took some photos of the old church. Further up the road, the country side was what I would call classic Scotland with rolling hills covered in heather and grass and occasional forest and small rivers. Stopped and took some photos of the beautiful old stone Gairnshiel Bridge that crosses the River Gairn. Got to Inverness at about 8 PM Spent the night at the Premier Inn Inverness Centre Hotel in Inverness (£76). Hotel was very nice and used to be an old brewery that was recently converted into a hotel. Had dinner of bread, cheese, and beer.
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