My Semester In Scotland » Pics

Pics From The Last Day

gness — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:04:27 +0000

I have posted one final picture album with photos from my last day in Scotland. Check it out!¬†

3:45 AM – Sunrise Hike

gness — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:33:05 +0000

This morning a bunch of my friends and I decided to hike the local mountain, Arthur’s Seat, and watch the sunrise over the city. 3:15 my alarm went off. Talk about a short night. We all met outside our flat at 3:45 and headed off. Surprisingly it wasn’t too cold this morning so the walk there and the hike up were very pleasant and warm. We got to the top just in time to see the sun pass between the ocean and the clouds just for about fifteen minutes we got a great glow of orange across the city, reflecting off every surface. Soon the sun went up into the clouds and¬†disappeared. We hung up at the top and popped open a bottle of champagne and celebrated with mimosas. Soon after the group headed back down the opposite side we headed over to a ruin nearby. We stopped and took a few pics there and then went downtown. It was a satisfying feeling to see all the people just getting up for work and to think we had already climbed a mountain that day! Needless to say, the minute I got back into my flat, I crashed until about 1:00 PM but hey… it was an amazing morning!¬†

New Picture Album – Sunrise Hike¬†¬†(May 24)

Group shot at 5:00 AM on the top of Arthur’s Seat.

New Pictures… Finally!!

gness — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:20:37 +0000

I know it has been forever since I have posted new photos but I finally have put together a few new albums for you to check out. It took months, but I bugged the guys in the other flat for some of their pics so I have thrown some of theirs in as well.¬†

Boys Night Dinner (March 10)

Mans Barbeque (May 19)

Random Pictures¬†(Since Day One)

¬†
Playing guitar in the park.

¬†

Spring Break Pics – Florence & Venice

gness — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:50:24 +0000

I have just posted a bunch of Florence and Venice pictures. Be sure to check them out in the galleries titled:¬†
Sping Break – Florence
Spring Break – Venice¬†

¬†Venice, Italy

¬†Florence, Italy

Spring Break Pics – Prague & Rome

gness — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:23:37 +0000

As I was sitting in my hostel in Rome, Italy, I found myself going through my photos over the last week and I realized I had not posted any of them to the blog. So… here they are. I will slowly be uploading new ones and commenting on them and will eventually post some stories. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
Prague Pictures
Rome Pictures
Rome, Italy

A Day In St. Andrews, Scotland

gness — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:21:38 +0000

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

London Trip Pictures Posted

gness — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:03:49 +0000

I have posted only half of my pictures from London. (I took over 400 pictures from only two days of being there). I picked the best ones and have uploaded them under the new gallery titled¬†London Trip. I have so many stories from the weekend its going to take me a day or two to write a good post surmising all of it. I promise it will come soon.

Edinburgh Zoo and Castle Pictures

gness — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:09:16 +0000

I have just added two new galleries. The first one is the few pictures I took before my camera died at the¬†Edinburgh Zoo.The other album is filled with the many pictures from my¬†Edinburgh Castle¬†visit. Check them out!¬†

Edinburgh Castle

gness — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:02:52 +0000

As part of my Scottish culture course we are able to go on a few trips throughout the semester. Our first one was today at Edinburgh Castle. There is not much I can say about how beautiful everything was. I have more than made up for the lack of words in the over sixty pictures I have posted from the trip. The views were breathtaking and the history of the places just was overwhelming. From the great hall to the war memorial to the royal¬†jewels. Unfortunately I was not allowed to take pictures of the crown and the rest of the gems but take my word for it… they were spectacular. Be sure to look at this photo gallery. The images speak for themselves.¬†

Hike Up Arthur’s Seat

gness — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:37:22 +0000

Finally I have done it. For weeks I have been staring at the small mountain in the middle of the city, better known as Arthur’s Seat. It is a great little climb with two options… Take the nice slow sloping route or take the route that is the ultimate¬†stair-master¬†and is meant to give you a coronary. Well I chose to take the hard one. It was a beautiful clear day and I could see for miles. From the top you can look west at the city center with the castle jumping out of it. A little to the left you can make out the meadows and at the end of the meadows is my flat. I made sure to take one pic from my flat looking at the mountain and one from the top of the mountain looking back at my house. Edinburgh is actually right on the east coast of Scotland which gives you a great view of the ocean and all the way up the coastline toward St. Andrews. It was a great workout and I hope to do it at least once every two weeks. Its a short hike only taking 20 minutes to climb (with a few picture breaks). Check out my pictures in the new gallery¬†Hike Up Arthur’s Seat.¬†