{"id":14251,"date":"2018-04-01T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T04:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14251"},"modified":"2018-03-11T07:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T11:25:47","slug":"a-is-for-aberdeen-2018-atoz-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14251","title":{"rendered":"A is for Aberdeen ~ 2018 #AtoZ Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A.jpg\" alt=\"A is for Aberdeen\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">A is for Aberdeen<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2018 #AtoZ Challenge<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d209200.31545226657!2d-2.537845106266375!3d57.174790790477616!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4884054c1fd77549%3A0xe8bb05da5cf4c472!2sAberdeen%2C+UK!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1520284444975\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re starting out the #AtoZ Challenge for 2018 in Scotland. Since this country is one of my favourite destinations, it shouldn&#8217;t come as a complete surprise to those who know me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/ca\/en\/scotland\/aberdeen#rsmFfUc2bBEE3DMr.97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aberdeen<\/a> is the eighth-most-populous Scottish council area by population. Located on the North-East coast of Scotland, the port city is an essential hub for the off-shore oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>Also, known as the &#8216;Granite City&#8217; because of the grey, stone buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council&#8217;s headquarters are in the Victorian landmark that was once home to Marischal College.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14361\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14361 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4045-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"A is for Aberdeen\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4045-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4045-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4045-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4045-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aberdeen Maritime Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A is for Aberdeen 2018 #AtoZ Challenge We&#8217;re starting out the #AtoZ Challenge for 2018 in Scotland. Since this country is one of my favourite destinations, it shouldn&#8217;t come as a complete surprise to those who know me. Aberdeen is the eighth-most-populous Scottish council area by population. Located on the North-East coast of Scotland, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14251\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A is for Aberdeen ~ 2018 #AtoZ Challenge<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,892],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atozchallenge","category-aberdeen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A is for Aberdeen ~ 2018 #AtoZ Challenge - Celtic Connexions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A is for Aberdeen 2018 #AtoZ Challenge. 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