Scotland!!!

Saturday:
Went to Gatwick airport nice and early this morning - well left the house early anyway. I was waiting for Sian for quite some time when I started feeling a bit weird and felt that time was starting to become restricted. Finally realised that I was actually the one in the wrong and was at the wrong terminal.. Oops :) Anyhow, Met up with Sian and we checked in, went through Duty Free and finally boarded the plane. Was a bit of a bumpy flight but overall not so bad. Sian an I drank Sparkling Rosé however many km's in the air, but Sian was disappointed that she had not been asked for ID as of yet. The deal was we would have at least one drink a day and hope that she would get asked for ID eventually :)

When we arrived in Aberdeen Sian (not Gwynnie) and Lloyd picked us up and we headed back to the house and I met the rest of the family, Dylan and Martin, and their dog Molly. Lovely lovely lovely people. Went for a walk up the hill with Molly and had a bit of a look at where we were in comparison to our surroundings. It was really windy so we didn't stay up there too long.

For the evening, we went into Aberdeen and went shopping for a little bit - got another Jumper that wasn't "ugly". I could actually wear it out to dinner if need be - and then we headed off to Wagamama's for dinner. Was my first time there (I know we have it back home, I had just never gone), but was very good and very yummy :) :)

Had an early night as we were going Mountain Climbing the next day!

Sunday:
So today we climbed Lochnagar which was amazing. :) Was very hard but so very much worth it :)
It was incredibly windy when we were going up there, to the point we had to sit down a number of times so that we didn't get blown away. :)

Monday:
To be brutally honest I can not remember for the life of me what we did today. (I should really have typed this up earlier. oops ).

Tuesday:
We head to Edinburgh today. We got on the Red Bus Tour and saw the beginnings of Edinburgh.Went to St James Church and I got to get my readings for the week, seeing as I had missed Chapel for two weeks (which just felt really weird).

We then went to Edinburgh Castle. It was a beautiful place to see although very windy and it was hailing like crazy!!

We only did half the tour before we head back to the Bank Hotel where we were staying. We ordered Cheesy Chips and head up to our rooms to start getting ready for a good night out. Looking absolutely gorjus we headed off to dinner at Howie's which was a lovely suggestion made by Sian (R). Many glasses of Champagne and 3 courses of goodness! We then headed back to the Bank Hotel were we were downstairs for predrinks and a pub quiz. We met up with a couple of Sian's friends from back home and they joined us for the Quiz. The Aussies did not come last!!!! :) (by 3 points). After a few drinks and a non-win/non-lost pub quiz we headed to the Beehive. I have to say, I was not the biggest fan of this place - felt like I was dancing with a lot of underaged people (AND I'M NOT THAT OLD!). So we headed back to the Bank Hotel for a few more drinks and some suggestions on where to head. It was then we headed to Stinky Pete's. I really enjoyed this place: small, chilled music and lots of people dancing. Not sure what happened but we ended up leaving and heading back, unfortunately the wrong street was taken by the leader and we nearly ended up at Edinburgh Castle. But it was all good and we went back to our Hotel for a few more drinks and then Sian was off to the Beehive again. I was not as keen anymore and so Sian and I headed to our room. Sian fell asleep straight away and I stayed awake most of the night. Could not sleep for some reason.

 Wednesday:
Woke up feeling somewhat OK this morning after the night we had... I'm loving the fact that I don't get hangovers, or if anything I am just a little more tired than usual. Got back on the Red Bus Tour and kept going around Edinburgh. The weather since we had been there had been so drastically odd. One minute it would be so sunny we wanted to take off our coats and literally the next, we would be hailed upon, and then it would be somewhere between sleet and snow. The weather just could not make it's mind up. Anyhow, we headed to a few places along the way today - House of Parliament, The Fudge Factory, Children's Toy Museum, Workers Museum and a few shops as well ;).We decided that the weather had gotten the better of us, and sat at the train station for about 2 hours whilst waiting for our train. Once we got back to Aberdeen it was a restful night watching movies and whatnot.

Thursday:
We slept in quite late after our trip to Edinburgh. In the afternoon we went for a walk around an old castle which was gorgeous. Very small considering how many rooms were supposedly in it and how many people would have stayed there, but very pretty. :)
Tonight we met the Tuesday club. It is a group of people (most weeks just the mothers) who used to meet up on a Tuesday every week for a good old chat. Now it's on a Thursday but it is still called the Tuesday Club.Anyhow, we met quite a number of people who were all just so lovely. Sian and I went to the Pub and later on, the Casino, with the younger guys. Was a pretty chilled evening. :)

Friday:
Today was a lazy day really. We didn't do too much. We watched movies, slept, ate - all the usual lazy day things that you do. Later on in the afternoon, Sian and I were asked to go out into Aberdeen for the nightlife, celebrating Craig's birthday. Let's just say it was a messy night. Very good though, no fights or passing out people just a lot of alcohol and a lot of laughs. :)

Saturday:
Even though last night was a massive night, it didn't stop me from getting up early and getting on with the days doings. We went to Dunnottar Castle which was on the edge of the ocean. It was so pretty and I think we must have walked around there for a few hours!! After this we went to the beach. It was very pretty but once again, it was stones! We had some amazing hot chocolates and icecreams on the beach too. They were HUGE!!!

 

Sunday:
EASTER SUNDAY! Well we went to Church this morning (nearly said chapel) and it reminded me heaps of the church we went to in Wagga. :) It was really nice to be in that atmosphere. We got lots of chocolate from the Roughtons and I made sure to give everyone chocolate too. It was a lovely day. In the afternoon we went into old Aberdeen around the University and went for a walk in the direction of Seaton Park. It was a very beautiful area. I realised how morbid I am though. I really enjoy walking around graveyards, learning about the holocaust, knowing about the white people taking over the Aboriginals and the Dutch taking over the Africans has never failed to intrigue me.

We then went  to Aberdeen beach, but by this time it had started raining so we didn't get out, we just drove around. Was a very chilled day, but reminded me a lot of home and celebrations back there.

Monday:
Today we went shopping in the morning to get a few things for Sian to take to Greece with her and to get Lloyd some new shoes. We got some lunch and then headed home. In the afternoon we went flower shopping with Sian and helped her get some flowers for spring. :)

Tuesday:
Today was the day we had to pack up and say goodbye. The flight home was pretty good and the air hosts were hilarious. They were talking to myself and Sian quite a bit, and they made some funny remarks. Overall this trip was so good and I am very glad to have been able to go somewhere just to chill out and relax. A big Thank You to the Roughton's for their amazing hospitality. I will make sure that I come and see you again at least once :)