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Looks like a great meal and quite a place with the historic touches and details to the restaurant and hotel! I thought thing may get ugly this evening as you started at the bar double fisted!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Looks like a great meal and quite a place with the historic touches and details to the restaurant and hotel! I thought thing may get ugly this evening as you started at the bar double fisted!
Hey, what's wrong with that once in a while? I don't remember the last time I did that... probably when I was a student in the 1990s!
We headed downstairs at 8:00am, and had another browse of the stunning communal rooms here…
I also found this guy outside, so photographed him…
All the other people staying in the hotel seemed to be sitting in the bar, and I’m not sure if they realised breakfast had started or not but we headed in there, and we were the first to be seated, with the others trailing in gradually.
The selection that was out was fine, but I didn’t go for anything, as there was plenty on the menu to keep me going.
I ordered the vegetarian breakfast without baked beans…
… and I also got a choc au pain, which is warmed up to order.
Mark had his usual Scottish breakfast, but this time, there was no black pudding on the menu, so he had it without haggis instead.
When we were done eating, we went for a wander around the gardens. Mari and Raleigh had already been out and got some shots, but I hadn’t, and I wanted to, not having had a chance to do so yesterday. Every time we went to go outside, someone was smoking out there, and again someone was, so we just dodged them…
I also found this little guy…
We packed up the car, with Mark carefully ensuring it was in yet another configuration (apparently the best one yet… I’m sure that’s what he said yesterday though… and the day before… ) …
… and me getting a couple of last photos of the hotel before we left.
On the way out, Raleigh spotted this squirrel – so cool to get a chance to get photos of another one!
Next: how close does wildlife get to cities these days?
Great photos on the grounds of the hotel and love the interior of the rooms off the lobby there and all nice touches!
I was just giving you a hard time about your fun time at the bar in the previous post! It's all good and you were having a good time!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Tuesday 20 June – part two: how close does wildlife get to cities these days?
We were then back out on the road, and I have to confess the scenery was slightly less stunning this morning, although it was still lovely and green.
We found these guys along the way…
We just about made our way on to this dual carriageway, not easy as we had to cross four lanes of traffic…
Literally just as we were pulling up to this major junction, we saw a deer run out in front of a car ahead of us. Thankfully, there was no damage caused, but my goodness, it was a scary moment, especially given we were on the outskirts of Aberdeen. How close does wildlife get to cities these days?
Then we saw Aberdeen in the distance…
I think it’s fair to say our first impression was that we felt a bit underwhelmed by the sight of it… They were certainly doing a lot of work as we approached the city…
We were soon into the university quarter…
It’s funny, as I immediately knew these were university buildings, as they looked somewhat similar to the ones at my university.
Still, we weren’t feeling the love for this place. It was the first city we’d been in since Inverness, and it felt about as big as Glasgow, which was a week ago, so it was a bit of a culture shock for us all.
Fortunately we arrived at King’s College, and immediately found some love for the place. Isn’t it beautiful? We think it was graduation day, which was a nice day to visit on….
When we were leaving here, the poor GPS got a bit confused…
Seems your boys are always waiting for you! That was quite scary with the deer! Nice photo from the university.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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I thought thing may get ugly this evening as you started at the bar double fisted! 
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I don't remember the last time I did that... probably when I was a student in the 1990s!
but we headed in there, and we were the first to be seated, with the others trailing in gradually. 
It's all good and you were having a good time! 
They were certainly doing a lot of work as we approached the city… 
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