"Mention the phrase Aberdeen Weather and most people will think of rain throughout the year and when it is not raining it is snowing! However that is not the case. The weather forecast in Aberdeen often predicts sun and Aberdonians and lucky tourists often experience sunny days. Some Scottish people even fondly nickname Aberdeen as the sunny city. When you look at a typical 5 day weather forecast for Aberdeen such as the Aberdeen BBC weather report it usually features a sunny picture."
This is news to me, considering the past 3 weeks that we've been here, it has rained at least once a day. We always have to carry an umbrella and a jacket with us since you never know what the weather is going to be like. I've noticed that per weather.com, the temperature here is almost spot on to San Francisco weather, minus the rain. At least for this time of the year.
Anyhow, we woke up to a beautiful sunny sky on Saturday morning! To celebrate, we spent the day at the Aberdeen City Beach and Duthie Park. The beach was nice and clean, no seaweed or junk everywhere. Water was freezing cold but nonetheless, beautiful! There's a boardwalk on the beach with cafes, shops, and an amusement park. It kind of reminded me of a cheesy version of Kemah or maybe Kemah was a cheesy version of this place? haha. It was called Sunset Blvd and
seemed pretty Americanized to me. Definitely a change from the granite buildings we've been around in the city. Being the Americans that we are, we had lunch at TGIFridays! Babyback ribs with the Jack Daniel's sauce still taste like back home.
To take advantage of the sunny skies, we headed to Duthie Park for a stroll. Mental note, perfect place for a nice picnic. The park was green as ever with kids everywhere. At the park, there is a nice Winter Garden that houses a variety of flowers and plants. The garden is open year round and people say it's nice to visit during the winter, when it's cold, since they keep the garden pretty warm for all the flowers. My favorite was the Tropical House. Here at the park, you can ride your bikes, play cricket, and even kayak on a little man made pond. Lots to do here as you can see.
I'd have to say, Scotland is a beautiful country. I can't wait to start exploring the countryside. We bought a car and will get it this Friday so I'm excited. Still kind of nervous having to drive on the other side of the road but I'm sure we'll figure it out soon enough.
