Aberdeen City And Shire

Aberdeen The Silver City with the Golden Sands Between the Rivers Dee and Don The third most populous city in Scotland Home to The University of Aberdeen Founded 1495 Scotland's third oldest After St. Andrews and Glasgow Engage your mind at the Satrosphere (Yes, you heard that right Sat-ro-sphere) Science and Discovery Centre With exhibitions, workshops and Experiments for all ages Then there's the Aberdeen Art Gallery The Maritime Museum The David Welch Winter Gardens The Gordon Highlanders Museum Or the fascinating Provost Skene's House In the greater shire are some of the most Gorgeous and majestic castles you'll find Anywhere The Royal residence of Balmoral Drum Castle Castle Fraser And Crathes Castle Haunted by The Green Lady South of Stonehaven You'll find Dunnottar Castle Formidably situated On the top of a cliff Surrounded on three sides by The North Sea The stronghold of the Keiths, the Earls Marischal The place where the Scottish Crown Jewels Were hidden and kept safe From Oliver Cromwell's Invading army In the 17th century With so much to see and So much to do Your most difficult decision Is trying to figure out Exactly where to start. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland, Indelible Mark Publishing,2016)