| Page Views: 5,886 Last Visit to Aberdeen: - I Live Here | The Granite City by scottishvisitor - last update: Jun 3, 2009 |
Aber in Scottish Gaelic means mouth of a river, the scenic River Dee flows through the City giving Aberdeen her name. Known affectionaly as the Granite City for its pale grey granite architecture and also nicknamed The Oil Capital of Europe. Despite what some would say as a 'Grey Toon' I find Aberdeen, Scotland's third largest city, a green city. The judges in the "Britian in Bloom" competion keep giving Aberdeen 'The City in Bloom Award' and well deserved. |
| November sunshine in the Bay Of Cruden |
|  | Off the Beaten Path Cruden Bay is much too tiny to be included here on VT but none the less very beautiful, so I have a selection of 'Off the Beaten Path' tips and photos, mostly showing the little Village known locally as just Cruden. Interestingly, to me any way, the name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'Croch Dain' meaning 'Slaughter of the Danes' after a battle fought here in 1012, but be assured there are no battles today in Cruden, only battles with the weather, but that too can have a positive effect.
The update is on Cruden Bay in the 'off the beaten path section' of my page = I revisited the woods to take some almost summer pictures and walked the track with Cuileanne to acquaint her with the horses. |
Nature is always near I love the end of spring and the beginning of summer! Five days of brilliant sunshine during the end of May and into the beginning of June - Can our luck hold through the remaining months of Summer? I do hope so! | | | Spring Gives way to Summer |
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holly39 Thu May 7, 2009 01:15 UTC
i love the picture of the cat | hunterV Fri Mar 27, 2009 17:05 UTC
~ <(0)>~ Hello, Joan! It is wonderful scenery indeed! Thanx for your nice page!~ <(0)>~. | robertgaz Tue Dec 30, 2008 22:54 UTC
Have a happy New Year Joan... I'll toast you from the future tonight ;~) | jumpingnorman Tue Dec 9, 2008 00:05 UTC
post-card-like pics of Aberdeen --- nice! |
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