As part of my Scottish Culture class, we are able to take part in three different trips throughout the semester. Our second one was Wednesday in St. Andrews, Scotland. On our way there we stopped at the base of the Firth of Fourth Bridge. It was built in the late 1800s and was considered way ahead of its time when it was built. It filled the gap over the water between South Queensferry and North Queensferry. To the left of it is a new bridge built for vehicles as the old one is just meant for the rail system. We then headed to Falkland Palace. It is set way out in the middle of nowhere. Believe it or not, the palace belongs to the queen technically but as the story has it she has never visited there and the last royalty to actually stay there was over one hundred years ago. It has been restored and it is now a beautiful little place nestled between two sets of mountains on either side. Next stop was St. Andrews… the home of golf! We were dropped off in the middle of town and headed straight to the nearest pub for lunch. As some of you may recall, my family and I visited Scotland in 2005 and spent four or five days in St. Andrews. My favorite part of being there Wednesday was being able to relive the fun moments I had with my family and when I walked to St. Andrews Golf course I could picture the way it looked three years ago. We visited it twice. The first time Dad and I played the course and two weeks later we watched the British Open! I could picture Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson stepping up to the tee box at the seventeenth.
We wrapped up the trip by going to a tiny little fishing village on the coast called Crail. It was so pretty and the views of the Scottish coastline was just beautiful. Check out the pictures I have posted. They speak for themselves.
St. Andrews Trip Pictures
 Crail, Sotland
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