East Coast Road Trip Scotland Edition
K and me like road tripping a whole lot. She loves to drive and I love to lean back, enjoy the scenery and fiddle with the radio. Following our four week adventure on the roads from Florida to New York we decided to conquer the Scottish East Coast next. Or the part between St Andrews and Aberdeen anyway. So we hopped into our ride and took the scenic route (92) which I highly recommend when travelling through Scotland. It leads through old fishing towns, along golf links and, of course, parallel to the North Sea. Our first stop was Dunnottar Castle which played an active role throughout Scotland's turbulent history.
You have to cross a few bridges and climb a good amount of stairs to get to the castle. But with the sun shining like this we enjoyed frolicking around after being cooped up in the car for three hours.
We originally planned on exploring the castle but the entrance fee seemed a bit much for a poor student to see a ruin. Instead, we headed down to the beach.
We found a rock to climb on and survey our land and people from. Or sit and snack. Whatever you want to call it.
K loves the sea. A lot. That may be down to her Northern German roots or it just happened but it is an irrefutable truth. So, although the water temperature was barely above freezing she skipped into the waves and stayed for an impressive amount of time.
When it was time to move we took another path and explored the area some more. And looked for a final photo op.
In the end we hit the road again and made the last 30 minutes to Aberdeen. Whenever I asked people about suggestions on what to do in Aberdeen, the answer unanimously was 'go somewhere else'. While it might not be the most photogenic or exciting city I don't think it was that bad.
We went up and down Union Street in search for lunch and ended up getting pizza before strolling around some more.
Aberdeen is famous for its granite buildings. The biggest one in the city is Marischal College which dates back to 1906 and is the second-biggest granite building in the world. It is quite a sight to behold, so I'll leave you with the pictures.
After having snapped enough pics, we headed back to our car and drove back home taking the faster highway (90). And ended the day with a Pimms or two...or three.
You have to cross a few bridges and climb a good amount of stairs to get to the castle. But with the sun shining like this we enjoyed frolicking around after being cooped up in the car for three hours.
We originally planned on exploring the castle but the entrance fee seemed a bit much for a poor student to see a ruin. Instead, we headed down to the beach.
We found a rock to climb on and survey our land and people from. Or sit and snack. Whatever you want to call it.
K loves the sea. A lot. That may be down to her Northern German roots or it just happened but it is an irrefutable truth. So, although the water temperature was barely above freezing she skipped into the waves and stayed for an impressive amount of time.
When it was time to move we took another path and explored the area some more. And looked for a final photo op.
In the end we hit the road again and made the last 30 minutes to Aberdeen. Whenever I asked people about suggestions on what to do in Aberdeen, the answer unanimously was 'go somewhere else'. While it might not be the most photogenic or exciting city I don't think it was that bad.
We went up and down Union Street in search for lunch and ended up getting pizza before strolling around some more.
Aberdeen is famous for its granite buildings. The biggest one in the city is Marischal College which dates back to 1906 and is the second-biggest granite building in the world. It is quite a sight to behold, so I'll leave you with the pictures.
After having snapped enough pics, we headed back to our car and drove back home taking the faster highway (90). And ended the day with a Pimms or two...or three.
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