HIDDEN GEMS
Aberdeen is formed mostly of King’s
Street and Union Street, but there are
plenty of corners and little alleyways
that lead off to fantastic hidden gems.
For example, there’s a little archway on
Union Street, opposite the CEX. Look
around, check no-one’s watching, and
duck inside – then head to the end of the
street for the greatest, most enormous
bowl of home-grown Hungarian goulash
you’ve ever faced. The Botanical Gardens,
located just north of the University, are
gorgeous in winter or summer. Head
towards the beach for a different kind of
BEST THING ABOUT YOUR CITY
There are so many great things about
Aberdeen that to pick out only one is
impossible. The Student Show, a musical
parody in Doric, is a yearly highlight. So
too is the Torcher Parade, the biggest
torchlit procession in Europe. Remember
that Aberdeen is the Silver City; when
the sun shines, the quartz embedded
in the granite glitters and the entire city
sparkles.
The people are universally friendly, if
occasionally incomprehensible – here
in the northeast of Scotland resides a
dialect called Doric – mentioned above.
It’s absolutely fascinating from an
academic point of view, but from a literal,
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Road and onto the Spital to Grub, the
greatest sandwich shop in Aberdeen. If
you can’t spare the time, grab a coffee
at Kilau – those guys know more about
coffee than anyone I’ve ever met.
art installation – I won’t ruin the surprise,
but it combines a view with a change
of perspective and is well worth a visit.
Finally, if you want a sneaky treat, Mrs
Smith, on Orchard Street, bakes the best
cupcakes in the country, or head to the
Eatery on Thistle Street for a Mars Bar
panini. Sounds awful. Tastes great.