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In der Stadt der Snobs
Published: May 12th 2013Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Fife » Saint Andrews
May 12th 2013
Meine zweite Woche in Schottland ist vorbei, so langsam komme ich wieder in Europa an, nur an das Wetter kann ich mich immer noch nicht gewöhnen. Vor ein paar Tagen war es richtig schön sonnig und fast warm draußen, so an die 20°C. Da meinten die ganzen Schotten, ja so sieht hier der Sommer aus. Buhuuu, ich will zurück nach Brasilien!! Wie im letzten Eintrag angekündigt, will ich nun endlich mal etwas über meine Arbeit erzählen. Obwohl es da auch nicht sooo viel zu sagen gibt. Ich mache jetzt ein 5-monatiges Praktikum bei einem Reiseveranstalter namens Abbey Tours. Eigentlich sind die aus Irland und haben auch in Dublin ihren Hauptsitz, aber seit einigen Jahren haben sie eine Außenstelle in Edinburgh, die ausschließlich für Reisen innerhalb Schottlands zuständig ist. Das Büro ist nicht so riesig, es gibt ... read more
A drive to St Andrews
Published: July 18th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Fife » Saint Andrews
July 17th 2012
Today we all got up early and packed a picnic. We set out in the car and headed to Dollar to visit Castle Campbell which is set high up in the forest of Dollar Glen. We parked and walked to the amazing castle. The castle was built over time with parts being added by new owners. The oldest part is called the castle gloom which is a high tower with four floors and a roof walk, this was built in 1430. We had so much fun exploring this great building running up and down the stairs, in and out of rooms like children. Once on the roof the views were spectacular, we could see for miles with hillside and trees to one side and on the other an open valley over looking the village of Dollar. ... read more
April 26th 2012
April 26, 2012 – St Andrews Today was Damian's round of the Old Course at St Andrews – talk about having one excited Husband! The weather was extremely cold, and a few showers came across the region but I don't think it mattered at all – Damian was able to tick something off his “bucket list” by playing at The Home of Golf. I spent the day exploring St Andrews – it's not a big place, just a nice village. There are some great shops, and I also walked up to St Andrews Cathedral – which was really interesting. There is just so much history in the UK – we have no concept of history in Australia. It's our last night at Cambo House tonight – we'll be sad to leave tomorrow. Tomorrow we are heading ... read more
April 24th 2012
April 24, 2012 – St Andrews We're here! We arrived this morning in St Andrews, and Damian reckons he's died and gone to heaven. There are more golf courses here than you can poke a stick at (or a club at) and they're all beautiful courses. You drive along a road, to see sheep and dairy farms mingling with golf courses, all nestled up against the ocean. I'm in heaven too – the countryside is just beautiful, so you could say that St Andrews has been Tailormade just for us! The golfists amongst you should get that wee pun LOL We have spent a wonderful day exploring Cambo Estate. Cambo Estate is stunning. There is no other word to describe it. Cambo House itself is awe-inspiring – a grand manor home. We are staying in “The ... read more
March 24th 2012
Saint Andrews is a small town on the west coast, about two hours from Edinburgh by bus. We don't know for sure, but we guessed it's about the size of Salem, MA. It is known as the birthplace of golf (whether or not this is true, I don't know, but there was a fairly large golf course and several golf shops around town) and home of the oldest University in Scotland, which seems to have inspired a ton of international students (many from the US) to study abroad here. Similar to Edinburgh, American accents in this town were everywhere. The town looked to me like a cross between a fishing village and a college town. Interestingly, the same can be said for Salem. Unlike Salem, Saint Andrews has not beaten the daylights out of the dead ... read more
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September 15th 2011
The day started off sunny and pretty cool. Today we travelled to St. Andrews and then to Edinburgh. At St Andrews we learned that the Scots put up St. Andrew’s church to show the cardinals in England that they were capable of having their own church separate from England. The church supposedly had some bones from one of the disciples, St. Andrew and in the day people would go on pilgrimages just to see this church and touch the casket holding the bones of St. Andrew. The church was enormous and very ornate. Later a man named John Knox gave a rousing speech at the local Presbyterian church denouncing the Catholic religion and how the bishops lived in opulence while the people were in poverty. This led to the whole town converting to Protestant and heading ... read more
Day 8 & 9: St. Andrews - I Think Scotland is Making Me Fat
Published: August 7th 2011Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Fife » Saint Andrews
August 7th 2011
We got up early for us on the trip...7:30 AM - unimaginable!!!! ;) We were both super draggy from being out the night before, but me being the crazy organizer that I am, I wanted to make sure that we got to the station and grabbed our tickets with plenty of time. So, we locked up and said goodbye to our flat and Edinburgh, and took a taxi to Waverly Station (which seemed super lazy because it's not that far away, we just didn't want to drag our bags over the mound). We had no problem collecting our tickets, so we stopped for a coffee before jumping on our train to Leuchars, which is where you have to take the train to in order to get to St. Andrews. An hour train ride and a short ... read more
Only three days left
Published: June 30th 2011Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Fife » Saint Andrews
June 30th 2011
Holy Cow! Only three days left and our blog isn't going so well! We just got WiFi and we are all too tired to do too much. In fact, I am the only one awake (CML). This will be short, but I will load a few pix. Scotland is AWESOME!!! flowers, mountains, lochs, ocean, land formations, castles, castles, castles, churches, churches, sheep and more sheep!! We love it all. Please forgive us, but we will complete the blog soon. Ok... now the pix won't load. I will try again tomorrow. Sorry CML... read more
All the Great Clubs In St Andrews
Published: October 18th 2010Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Fife » Saint Andrews
October 18th 2010
The Cheerleading Society held a social at the one club in St. Andrews. Yes, cheerleading in Scotland. The society played Bring It On at the Freshers' fayre to reel in potential members. Later they asked me if Cheerleaders really wear their uniforms to school everyday like they do on GLEE. Clearly they are a lot of fun!... read more
September 28th 2010
Freshers' Week I have settled into my single! I have been surrounded by freshmen going crazy. The girls in my corridor are great and we have a good time together. So far I have had only one class and it was taught by an American! I am not too worried though since it was in International Relations which apparently is a department overrun by Americans! I have joined a couple societies and can't wait to get started. I also want to keep everyone up to date on the things that I see here and don't understand: the first is meat pies, I have had chicken pie and it was delicious but there is a line and I think they have crossed it! also I have had several sightings of what I can only describe as "man ... read more
