About two weeks ago, I took a day trip to St. Andrews. St. Andrews, in case you aren't aware, is about an hour and a half north of Edinburgh and is notorious for golf and being the home of the University of St. Andrews, the school a certain prince attended and met the future duchess of this United Kingdom. One of those I care about much more than the other.
This is Sasha in front of William and Kate's dorm where they met.
This is us at the St. Andrews Cathedral. The cathedral is no longer in use obviously because it is in ruins. St. Andrews also has wonderful beaches that we went to.
They aren't exactly the warm sunny beaches of North Carolina but I quite liked them. Don't know about the swimming though.
St. Andrews was nice but a bit too quaint and golf-focused (note: I did not visit a golf course while there so I might not be the most best person to ask) for my tastes. But, this past weekend, I went to visit my cousins in Aberdeen, which is about three hours north of Edinburgh. Sasha came with me as well because we are a married couple.
On Saturday, we went to a farm in the Highlands near Ballater. There were green rolling hills, some farmers and sheep everywhere.
This is me and Sasha and my two cousins, Marthann and Virginia Flora.
Some of the sheep were this color because the breeders thought it would be funny to die them the color of whiskey. Nearby, there is a whiskey distillery, the Royal Lochnagar Distillery, that we also went to in the afternoon. Balmoral Castle is nearby and it is one of the Queen's favorite places to stay. So, this distillery is the one that supplies all of the queen's whiskey when she is in town.
The next day, Sunday, before we went home, we visited Dunnotar Castle in Stonehaven, which is right outside Aberdeen. It was everything you wanted to see when you think of Scottish castles. I personally think it looks like Pyke from "Game of Thrones" which is a compliment if there ever was one.
There was also a beach around the bottom because yes, it is a seaside castle (but clearly in ruins).
That is all for now. Edinburgh is great but there is a lot of research involved. Probably should have thought of that before when I read Edinburgh was a research university.
