Student Life 2013/14 January 2014 | Page 22

The whole city sparkles in the sunshine. best thing oh-god-I’m-new-here-and-this-person’sspeaking-gobbledegook, it’s a bit scary. Don’t worry about it; you’ll soon get used to it! WORST THING ABOUT YOUR CITY worst thing On the other hand, it’s not all glitter and torches! Here, winter is almost year long. There are two weeks in June that are quite nice, but aside from that, it’s chilly all year. The wind is alive, and its personality varies from a practical joker who whisks away your class papers to a vicious killer trying to strip the skin from your face. The rain, too, is in a league of its own; it becomes blinding and sometimes it feels like it will never stop. Prices in the city are high too. Scottish Law relating to alcohol sales requires that a double measure costs double the price: no doubling up for a pound north of the border! However, most student bars offer dangerously low prices – it’s a bad night when you can’t get a double vodka and mixer for £1.50. In short: Aberdeen is cold and wet, but the city (like the granite stones from which it’s built) glitters in secret ways. And if you don’t understand… dinna fash yersel! WHERE ARE THEY? Athenaeum, 5-9 Union Street, AB11 5BU Origin, 40-42 Windmill Brae, AB11 6HU Revolution Vodka Bar, 25 Belmont Street, AB10 1JS Snafu, 1 Union Street, Kirkwall, AB11 5BU The Tippling House, 4 Belmont Street, AB10 1JE Cheerz, 2 Exchange Street, AB11 6PH Soul Bar and Casino, 333 Union Street, AB11 6BS Chaplins, 20 Adelphi, AB11 5BL G Casino, 5 Exchequer row, AB11 5BW Goulash, 17 Adelphi Lane, AB11 5BL Grub, 149 Spital, AB24 3HX Botanical Gardens, Found to the north of the university just past the Old Town House Kilau Coffee, 57-59 High Street, AB24 3EH The Tunnels, Carnegie’s Brae, AB10 1BF It can feel like winter almost all year round. Tiger Tiger, 1-2 Shiprow, AB11 5BY Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, AB10 1FQ Mrs Smith, 26 Orchard Street, AB24 3DL The Eatery, 47 Thistle Street, AB10 1UY The Student Show, Takes place annually. Email: info@studentshow. co.uk for more information 22 www.accommodationforstudents.com