Family Time: Days 7 & 8

Posted by Kalie on November 30, 2009

Saturday was once again spent in Aberdeen.  Rather than dealing with finding a parking spot for our vehicle all day, we decided to explore the city by bus.  The bus that ran from our flat to the city centre was a double decker.  I made my dad ride on the top, even though he’s somewhat afraid of heights.  I think he enjoyed it though.  We spent the morning in downtown and then on campus.  As it was nearing noon, we made our way over to the Pittodrie Football Stadium to watch the Aberdeen vs. Glasgow Rangers football (soccer) game.  This is what Shawn was looking forward to the most.  (In fact, when I asked him what he was most excited about before he came, he said the football game.  Jokingly offended, I told him that was the wrong answer; the right answer was seeing me.  To that he said, “Oh.  Right.”)  This game was a pretty big deal as the two teams are big rivals.  Tickets are only sold to people who have been to Aberdeen games before (thus, I went to the St. Johnstone game earlier this month).  Unfortunately, hooliganism hasn’t escaped northern Scotland.  When looking for the correct entrance to the stadium, I asked a passing Aberdeen fan where our entrance was.  He pointed out that it was just down the street, but warned us that we shouldn’t go that way since we would have to pass several Rangers fans, so instead we walked around 3/4 of the stadium just to avoid being taunted.  The football game was exciting, both on the field and in the stands.  While it didn’t have nearly the same atmosphere as a Husker game, it was still entertaining and filled with emotion.  Aberdeen surprisingly ended up beating Glasgow 1-0, despite playing 25 minutes with 10 players instead of 11.  After the game we spent the evening packing up and cleaning the flat.

The next morning we left early for the airport where we then split ways.  I had such a great week with parents and Shawn!  And for now, back to classes and the real world…

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