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Our first day in Aberdeen began early, since the Caledonian Sleeper already arrived before 8 am. After some Aitkins rolls and coffee, we went on a little bus tour through Aberdeen, and a drink at BrewDog Aberdeen, the first BrewDog bar ever, we went to the Walhalla for BrewDog lovers: the BrewDog brewery and DogTap!
Whenever you can, travel in style!
When going to Scotland, the Caledonian Sleeper really is the way to go then: craft beer in the lounge car, and comfy beds in private cabins.
A new year, a new destination, a new mode of transport… All my previous trips to Scotland I used MegaBus to get to my destination, and I’ve always been quite happy with that. But to get as far as Aberdeen, it would become impossible to have a guaranteed connection in London, if I would have wanted to do the whole trip from Brussel to Aberdeen in one go. And as far as the sleeper bus is concerned, compared to trips to Glasgow or Edinburgh, we would have to spend an additional three hours in the rather confined space of our berths. Quite honestly though, I’ve always wanted to try the Eurostar and Caledonian Sleeper. So, even though the extra night we’ll be spending in a hotel in London would have solved at least the connection issues, the train tickets are booked!
Thanks to the site of the The Man in Seat Sixty-One, I was able to book some Eurostar seats facing in the right direction, and even conveniently next to a power socket. I’m hoping we’ll be traveling on one of the refurbished e300’s, but there’s no way to know for sure until the day we travel…
For the journey to Aberdeen on the Caledonian Sleeper, we’ll have a Standard Sleeper Berth compartment to ourselves . If there are some seats available, we’ll probably spend some time in the lounge car as well: apparently they even serve Scottish craft beer there!
On the way back to London, Standard Sleeper Seats will have to suffice. I just hope I won’t regret this money-saving decision too much…
Anyway, not even taking in account the destination, I’m tremendously looking forward to this trip!
Union Street
Alea iacta est: @h–na and I will be going to Aberdeen in April next year!
The choice for this destination is mostly a result of BrewDog’s decision to organise their 2016 Annual General Meeting a bit earlier than usual. This means the AGM —which we, being Equity Punks, would like to attend — will be during our spring break this time, instead of right before our exams!
A new city to discover, new to the both of us, for a change. I just hope the whole city isn’t as congested as pictured above!
Our hotel is already booked, but we will still have to decide on what to do and what to visit in and near Aberdeen — apart from the obligatory BrewDog brewery visit, of course. Any suggestions?
