Day 23–Aberdeen

So living in a small community will of course cause some challenges when it comes to certain things that I take for granted in a city. Things like watching movies in a theatre, going to a mall to clothes shop and other urban type things that I honestly can’t think of right now as they are normal to me.

We have had a tiny stopover in Aberdeen last year after taking a train from Glasgow and before getting on the Northlink ferry but it wasn’t enough time to really explore. So this year after spending some time in Biggleswade (London area) with Will’s aunt and uncle, we are going to spend a day and night in Aberdeen. We are looking into bed and breakfasts in the area. After spending a night in a hotel this past weekend for the family wedding we have realised how much we are in love with B&Bs now. The closeness of knowing the owners and having them be your contacts, hot delicious breakfasts, and home type atmospheres are much more my style of relaxation while away on vacation.

So in our day and night in Aberdeen this trip we hope to explore a bit. Check out things that the city offers, malls, theatres, even to look at maps where the hospitals are. When we live in Shetland this will be our urban go-to area when we are in need of anything. One thing we are already aware of is how very costly Aberdeen is compared to any other city in Scotland. Due to the oil industry having a lot of its base in Aberdeen the city brings in a lot of revenue and can get away with higher costs of living. Even just looking into hotels, they are more expensive Monday-Thursday nights and cheap as dirt on Friday-Sunday nights. This is purely due to the fact that commuters can’t afford the cost of living in Aberdeen and have to stay in hotels during the week. Some very interesting things like this are what we hope to learn while scouting out the city in a couple weeks.

We will report back after exploring the city in a couple weeks of anything cool or crazy that we learn!

- Michelle