The whole city sparkles in the sunshine.
best thing
oh-god-I’m-new-here-and-this-person’sspeaking-gobbledegook, it’s a bit scary.
Don’t worry about it; you’ll soon get used
to it!
WORST THING ABOUT
YOUR CITY
worst thing
On the other hand, it’s not all glitter and
torches! Here, winter is almost year
long. There are two weeks in June that
are quite nice, but aside from that, it’s
chilly all year. The wind is alive, and its
personality varies from a practical joker
who whisks away your class papers to a
vicious killer trying to strip the skin from
your face. The rain, too, is in a league
of its own; it becomes blinding and
sometimes it feels like it will never stop.
Prices in the city are high too. Scottish
Law relating to alcohol sales requires
that a double measure costs double the
price: no doubling up for a pound north of
the border! However, most student bars
offer dangerously low prices – it’s a bad
night when you can’t get a double vodka
and mixer for £1.50.
In short: Aberdeen is cold and wet, but
the city (like the granite stones from
which it’s built) glitters in secret ways.
And if you don’t understand…
dinna fash yersel!
WHERE ARE THEY?
Athenaeum,
5-9 Union Street,
AB11 5BU
Origin,
40-42 Windmill Brae,
AB11 6HU
Revolution Vodka
Bar,
25 Belmont Street,
AB10 1JS
Snafu,
1 Union Street,
Kirkwall,
AB11 5BU
The Tippling House,
4 Belmont Street,
AB10 1JE
Cheerz,
2 Exchange Street,
AB11 6PH
Soul Bar and Casino,
333 Union Street,
AB11 6BS
Chaplins,
20 Adelphi,
AB11 5BL
G Casino,
5 Exchequer row,
AB11 5BW
Goulash,
17 Adelphi Lane,
AB11 5BL
Grub,
149 Spital,
AB24 3HX
Botanical Gardens,
Found to the north of
the university
just past the Old
Town House
Kilau Coffee,
57-59 High Street,
AB24 3EH
The Tunnels,
Carnegie’s Brae,
AB10 1BF
It can feel like winter almost all
year round.
Tiger Tiger,
1-2 Shiprow,
AB11 5BY
Aberdeen Art Gallery,
Schoolhill,
AB10 1FQ
Mrs Smith,
26 Orchard Street,
AB24 3DL
The Eatery,
47 Thistle Street,
AB10 1UY
The Student Show,
Takes place annually.
Email:
info@studentshow.
co.uk for more
information
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