Some buildings here are in disrepair and need to be renovated. Here is one viewed from an alley.
Our journey off our peninsula to see other ways of life and research
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Smile – windmills
If you zoom way in – there are some windmills. They can be seen from a golf course named for (owned by) a famous person back home. We didn’t visit this golf course.
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Another famous Aberdonian
Another one from Provost Skene’s house. It seems like he was producer of GTA3-5 (not involved in one or two) – at least if I believe Wikipedia as much as a museum caption. Perhaps the distinction is akin to being responsible for the Star Trek motion pictures, but skipping the first one and just starting with the Wrath of Khan. Khaaaaaaaaaaaan!
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Provost Skenes House
A very cool museum in the Aberdeen city center – with salutes to famous Aberdonians. They made the first MRI scanner here! (And interestingly made their own iron lung after seeing one in America …)
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Seals!
The seal preserve about a 30 minute drive north of Aberdeen was amazing! (I should have brought my American iPhone as my Scottish one doesn’t have as good a camera.) It is in Newburgh. (And to be clear – that is pronounced Noo-burra!)
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Palm trees
I really love palm trees. Back in 2023 I was a bit taken aback to see them in Ireland. They have them here too. While Aberdeen is a beach town, it probably won’t crack 70F while we are here. (But if it does I will probably head to the beach.)
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On to Drum Castle, the grounds
The final castle of our tour – Drum. An interesting find! Last time I saw a tree like this – it was at Muir Woods (named for the Scottish born American naturalist). This one is estimated to have been planted in the 1860s.
Isles and Trials 