Day 1 - They're Here!

Well, they made it! My family is here. After a long flight to London, a 6-hour layover, and an hour and a half flight to Aberdeen, they made it. Unfortunately, their bags didn't make the transfer from London, so right now they have no clothes except the ones on their backs! Hopefully we'll hear from the airline that their bags are in Aberdeen soon.

After giving them the grand tour of the flat (which took all of one minute!) we took a walk down to Union Street in city centre, to see the basic sights of the city - Marischal College, Castlegate, and the town hall. We took a brief look inside the kilt shop (which has a lot of touristy gifts but also makes kilts). While on our walk, we were typical Americans, and went into Burger King for a milkshake. I couldn't believe they were drinking ice cream, when it's cold outside! Mom kept saying how cold she was afterwards. Actually it's been a really nice day, not very cold at all!

Here are a few pictures of the first day of our visit. I'll post more pics of our explorations soon.