10 Aug 05: Beach near Beach Ballroom

Ah! The beach.

On 10 Aug 05, I was to attend a concert at Beach Ballroom, in Aberdeen. Since I was early, I walked around to talk photos. It is a pity that my camera and my skills have failed to capture the entire vastness and beauty of the beach. Pardon me please. Meantime, imagine the beauty of the beach.




Watching the tides go by. They hardly wait.

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I wonder what the two gentlemen are doing here. But I suppose they could not help but admire the beauty of the waters?

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Inside Beach Ballroom. I don't quite like this set-up for an orchestral concert.


Beach Ballroom, in the evening.

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The night falls.

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New Kings

A nice place. A pity I don't have many good photos taken at this place. Read 8 Aug 05: First day of festival orchestra's rehearsal for more details.












Cars and buses use this road, which seems to be built for horses to run on in the past. Click this photo to see the enlarged image and you can see that passengers will sure get a bumpy ride when vehicles drive on this road. I truly think it was meant for horses.

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I saw seagulls at New Kings and had fun trying to "follow" those who have landed on the grounds.

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Double bass sectionals were held in one of the rooms in this building.

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A times, the weather would get dull.
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The building in this photo is where we had our rehearsals for the festival orchestra. If you wish to inspect and scrutinise to find out why the grass is so special such that people were willing to sit and lie down on it without using a mat, click on this photo to see the enlarged version of the photo.

6 Aug 05: At Stonehaven

Let the photos tell the story of my journey. Stonehaven is a beautiful place to be in.


Stonehaven Town Hall. This was where we had performed.

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Stonehaven, seaside.
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Took these later, from one of the windows of the Stonehaven Town Hall that was facing the seaside.

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Town of Stonehaven.

Streets of Aberdeen and the Festival Parade

On 3 Aug 2005, 10.30 a.m. Aberdeen's time, participants of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2005 were to march and parade along a particular stretch of streets of the City of Aberdeen. Here is sharing some of the photos taken on that day.

I am beginning to like the granite material used for many of the buildings in Aberdeen. Look out for that granite material.


Near the music hall. Actually this photo shows a place nearby the loading and unloading area of the music hall. See the colours of the skies. I love it.
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The double bass section, at the starting point of the Festival Parade.
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A snapshot of one of the buildings along one of the streets of the City of Aberdeen.
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One of the participating groups. Taken during the Festival Parade.
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The people who came to support the Festival Parade.

2 Aug 05: At the hostel

Here's posting photos taken at the Hillhead Hostel. Enjoy. If you like, please read the post on my main blog: 2 Aug 05, part two: Arrived in Aberdeen for more details.

In short, I was in Aberdeen (in Scotland), participating in the Aberdeen International Youth Festival earlier this month. Thereafter, I travelled to London on my own and was there from 13 - 17 Aug 05.

I hope these series of photos to come would give you a visual depiction of my recent UK trip. Like this blog is meant to be, a depiction and collection of photos and short write-ups of places.





I will miss the blue skies of Aberdeen, and its nice evening skies.

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This shows the pipe band playing.

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I was laying down on the grass within the hostel's compound. It was already past 7.30 p.m. and it was still bright on a summer evening. I have Mystic to thank for teaching me how to take photographs of myself without any help of anyone else. If it looked nice, tell Mystic that she has been a good teacher. *Winks*

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The night. The building is the Adam Smith House, the block where I stayed.