Today’s photographic set include some views of Aberdeen taken from Tullos Hill, located just south of the city centre.
Views of Aberdeen from Tullos Hill
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Ships and Aberdeen Harbour
Along the Banks for the River Dee, Aberdeen
The following set of photographs were taken at the weekend featuring the Bridge of Dee, Inchgarth Reservoir and some views along the banks of the Dee itself heading west.
A Weekend Walking and Photographic Adventure
The weather has been absolutely wonderful here in Aberdeen the past week so I spent a good bit of time over the weekend out walking about the city and countryside. Over the weekend I walked a distance of at least 70km (30km on Saturday and 40km on Sunday). The maps below give a fairly good outline of the routes taken.
Saturday
Saturday 26th May 2012, I set off with my camera to take some photographs of the New Build of Robert Gordon University at Garthdee. Ventured up Tullows Hill, then out westwards along the riverbank before meeting up with the Deeside Railway Line heading out to Culter. Had a short look around Culter, and of course picked up some ice-cream along the way. Then it was back to Aberdeen via the Deeside Railway Line, and back to the Garthdee campus to get some photographs of the Northern face of the New Build.
Sunday
Sunday 27th May 2012, Started out at RGU Garthdee, then on to Kincorth Hill, along the coast, back to the harbour out towards the beach, all the way up to the end of the beach, back down and up again (jogging most of the way) then on to Seaton Park, the Great Northern Road, down Anderson Drive and back to the RGU Campus, Garthdee.
RGU Garthdee New Build views from Kincorth Hill
The weather today was once again wonderful, so I ventured up Kincorth Hill to get some panoramic shots of the city, with a particular focus of how the New Build at Robert Gordon University, Garthdee fits in with the surrounding landscape. Hopefully the following photographs will provide you with a good sense of the area and how it fits into place. The following brochure provides some very useful information detailing the walks available.
RGU Garthdee New Build – Photo Update 26 May 2012
As you can see from the listings below all the other blog posts relating to the new build at Garthdee have been detailed. It has been about six weeks since my previous post, hence the need for a major update. It has been a busy time with Honours and MSc students preparing their reports for hand-in at the end of the semester. All the past month has been occupied with marking.This past week has been rather surprising as the sunshine has come out in force, with temperatures hitting 20 degrees or so. Given the weather was so good, I decided to take photographs of the current state of the new build from all directions – North, South, East & West. This should give you a very good indication of the present state of progress. Enjoy the photos, it would of course be useful to take a look at some of the previous posts on this topic to get a sense of how the building has progress over the past months. You will also find links to some photographs of a few other campuses that may perhaps inspire the mind.
Picasa Album of all the photos in the set. Those displayed on this blog post are just a selection from same.
Where were the photographs taken?
The following map should give a good idea of the rough locations from where the photographs present in this post were taken. The first batch were taken from the south side of the river starting at 10:00, whilst the images of the north face were taken in the evening roughly 18:00. Between these time I walked out westwards along the rivers edge, hence some images from Inchgarth Reservoir and continued out all the way to Culter and back for a total of 30 kilometers.
View New Build Photo Locations map.
Previous posts showing the progress of the build at Garthdee
11th April 2012 – Tower Crane Removal
8th April 2012 – Progress Update
26th February 2012 – Progress Update
8th February 2012 – Progress Update
22nd January 2012 – Progress Update
14th January 2012 – Construction Time lapse
14th January 2012 – Progress Update
4th December 2011 – Progress Update
29th October 2011 – First set of photographs showing progress to-date
Photographs of other University Campuses and Buildings
18th May 2012 – University College Dublin
17th May 2012 – Dublin City University
15th May 2012 – Western Gateway Building, University College Cork – Computing, Maths & some other units
30th March 2012 – Sphere within Sphere at Trinity College Dublin
29th March 2012 – The Quad and Honan Plaza at night, University College Cork
London Eye – Up Close and Views
The following photographs provide you with just a number of views can been seen from a spin on the London Eye. As you can see, a selection of the photographs are focused on the Ferris Wheel itself. Construction began in 1998 and was opened to the public in 2000. It has a height of 135 meters and a diameter of 120 meters. Official London Eye website http://www.londoneye.com.
Budapest at Night
The following are just a few photographs of Budapest at Night enjoy.
Charles Fort, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Charles Fort is a star shaped fortification located in Kinsale just south of the village of Summer Cove. The site is just one of the National Monuments of Ireland. Opening hours, admission fees and so forth can be found online at heritageireland.ie.
Blarney Castle and Gardens, Co. Cork, Ireland
Blarney Castle is home to the Blarney Stone – according to legend by kissing the stone one will acquire the gift of the gab. The castle is located about 5 miles from Cork City. Hopefully the following photographs will give you some sense of the area.
Hillwalking in Glen Clova 21st May 2012
Today I went hillwalking with some students at the School of Computing and a fellow lecturer. The following are some photographs from our trip to Glen Clova taken today 21st May 2012. We set off at 09:30 in the morning and drove 82 miles before finally reaching our destination of Glen Clova, along the way we stopped off to get some supplies for the trip this was around 10:55. By 12:30 we were well on our way up to an elevation of 870 meters, finally reaching to top around 14:00, and finally completed our descent by 16:20, at which time we headed off to visit the Caterthuns – Hill forts. We finally made our way back to Aberdeen by 19:00. All it all it was a great day out and as you can see from the photograph the weather was great too.
Route Map
Photographs
Brasov a Birds Eye View
Following on from a previous post that highlighted some of the buildings of Brasov at ground level, this post takes a birds eye view of the area.
The Infant Jesus of Prague
The Infant Jesus of Prague is a wax statue dating back to the mid 16th century. It is housed in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague. One may find additional information online at http://www.pragjesu.info/en/ .
University College Dublin, Ireland, Photo Tour
University College Dublin was originally established in 1854. The campus covers an area of 365 acres and is located just a few kilometers south of the city centre. Official website ucd.ie.
Dublin City University, Ireland, Campus Tour
This is a short photographic tour of the Dublin City University campus. It was established in 1975 and gained University status in 1989. It is located about 5km north of Dublin city centre. One of the very well known buildings on the campus grounds is the Helix which is used for concerts, graduation and the display of art exhibitions. Additional links: DCU website, the Helix.
Water Features
Here are a few photographs once again taken at a garden show focused on water features.
Western Gateway Building, University College Cork
The following photographs are of the Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, located as you could probably guess on the Western Road. The building was completed and operational for the start of the 2008/09 academic year. Hopefully the photographs below give some sense of what the building is like. It measures roughly 100 meters x 60 meters and is five stories high. It houses the Departments of Computing and Mathematics amongst others.
Flower Show – A Hobbit House & Garden
The following photographs were taken during a flower show at Cork Racecourse, Ireland in June 2004. I hope you enjoy the house and garden.
A Family Stroll
The following photographs were taken in May 2004 – almost 8 years to the day.
Botanical Gardens, Taichung, Taiwan
Quite a number of the previous posts have focused on photographs within the general area of Europe, so here are a few photographs of the Botanical Gardens located in the city of Taichung, Taiwan. They are located in the same area as (and are part of) the National Museum of Natural Science, so you can expect a few photographs from this museum in the near future as well. These photographs were taken in mid December 2007 when the weather was about 20 degrees C.
Brasov, Romania
Following on from yesterdays post on Bran Castle today’s set of photographs come all the way from the town of Brasov. Once again it is situated right in the heart of Translyvania just a few miles from Bran / Dracula’s Castle. These photographs were taken in June 2006.
Bran Castle aka Dracula’s Castle, Romania
Here’s a few photographs from Bran Castle located in the heart of Transylvania. The official website is can be accessed here.
Sea Views Zadar Croatia
Sand Sculpture Jersey Channel Islands
The following are just a few photographs of some wonderful sand sculpture that I came across on the beach between St Aubin’s and St Helier on the island of Jersey.
