The Bus Adventures Begin

One of my goals while here in Aberdeen is to travel all fifteen or so bus services. Today, Ryan and I picked Turquoise Line 19 because it was traveling towards Tillydrone. It had a pretty fun name so we hopped on the bus and road until we came across something we wanted to get off at. Tillydrone was kind of disappointing so we continued on the bus and got off in Milltimber. We started to get out of the city and into the Scotland's rolling countryside. Once we got off we saw a sign towards a park and decided to follow the road downhill. Ryan and I came across a dog in the park and decided to name it Benny. Benny looked like he knew where he was going so we followed him until we came across a river and a golf course. Benny and us parted our ways and Ryan and I followed the river for a while. We finally saw what you think of when you think of Scotland.. green grass, golf courses, hills, quaint homes, etc. It was the first time I have been out of the city centre and been able to explore somewhere besides downtown.

Downtown is grey. Aberdeen is known as the "Grey City" for a reason. The builidings are made with grey granite and the sky is often a grey overcast. There is however some color with painted doors and storefronts. The city centre is always alive with people though. I love walking around on Union Street and seeing a bunch of different kind of people. Today. I saw two girls running and giggling down the sidewalk wearing wedding dresses.  I often see girls walking in high heels and guys looking metro with straightened hair. There is a dress code when you go to the clubs. You are not allowed to wear tennis shoes and most people get extremely dressed up. Girls wear short short skirts and little tops (Idk how since its cold) and guys a lot of the times will wear jeans and a collared shirt. However, I have seen guys wearing kilts out to the bars and I am not sure why. They city never sleeps. The clubs and pubs close around 2 or 3 am each evening. Sometimes there are just about the same amount of people on Union Street at 2am than there are at 2pm. The Scots love to go to McDonalds after going out for the night. Here you can get a sandwhich and chips (french fries) for only 1.99 pounds. That's pretty cheap! And everything you buy here already has the tax included in it so if an item says its one pound then when you buy it its only one pound. Also, you don't tip the waitresses. The service isn't as good but its free! (kinda).

Tonight I plan on watching the Super Bowl at 11:30 pm. My flatmates are betting on who will win to make the game more exciting. They don't really like American football because its too slow pace and too much stopping. They said they will watch it but they don't really understand what is going on. I start work tomorrow at 9 am!

Cheers

Pictures from my bus adventure

Benny, the wild Scottish pug



River



Sunset

The countryside