http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Scotland , Fife en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:09:01 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:09:01 +0000 Day 11 I can39t believe how fast the time has passed in one week I will be on my way home. Today we headed south and stopped in a picturesque little village called Pitlochry. It39s a small theater town with the usual touristy shops. There is also a salmon ladder here that actually counts the number of salmon that swim up the ladder. This area is known for its salmon fishing permits are re http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-787912.html 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 gewhnen. Vor ein paar Tagen war es richtig schn sonnig und fast warm drauen so an die 20C. Da meinten die ganzen Schotten ja so sieht hier der Sommer aus. Buhuuu ich will zurck nach BrasilienWie im letzten Eintrag angekndigt will ich nun endlich http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-785645.html I was lucky enough to score a fascinating work trip to audit part of Constellation Brands up in Scotland. I went up the weekend before I had to start work in order to get in a quick trip to the Edinburgh Castle and onto what I really wanted to see in Scotland St. Andrewsand the famous Old Course. It was a typically bleak March day in Scotland and we drove through lots of green rolling hills on ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-783374.html Andrew and I booked a private day tour through Mini Tours Scotland. I wanted to get a chance to see more of Scotland than Edinburgh but I didn39t want to rent a car because it is expensive and I didn39t want to have to stress about driving in a foreign country on the other side of the road. A tour was the perfect solutionAfter breakfast Craig picked us up in his van. We drove into the cou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/blog-758767.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-731119.html Picturesque drive along the coast north east of Edinburgh. First stop Aberdour to see the oldest Castle in Scotland and the church kirk that is still in use on the grounds.We had a breakfeast at the tea room of scones jam with coffee and then head back out on the road..OH wait that39s Nigel Lori and the kids pullling in It seems they are following usThis is their day to do the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Anstruther/blog-730317.html Sorry guys no blog tonight we will double up tomorrow.. Got in real late.... scotch whiskey a really good folk singer... you get the picture.. Loch Lomond Highland Games tomorrow. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Anstruther/blog-730143.html Started off with another dry what can this be run and then headed across the Forth Bridge to The Kingdom of Fife. Another lovely day although not the sunshine we had yesterday. Oh well no rain so we won39t complain. First stop today was Dunfermline Abbey and Palace. This is actually where Robert the Bruce was buried except for his heart which is buried at Melrose Abbey. He spent a great http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/blog-730123.html We have arrived After some decent naps on the flight except for Nigel we made it to our new abode with ease After unloading the car Nigel caught some zzzzz39s while the kids made quick friends with the neighbourhood kids and I started unpacking a little. Then after the nap it was a little tough to get going again but we managed to find our way to Ceres for their Highland Games And we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/blog-727084.html Well folks that is the 2012 Peru trip officially over I am safely back in Scotland after my gt36 hrs journey travelling back note to self in future I need to think more carefully about the return travel My bus trip from Arequipa to Cusco was uneventful....however my taxi driver in Cusco did try to charge me an extortionate amount of money for a 3 min journey....thankfully I had my wits ab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Kirkcaldy/blog-724273.html April 26 2012 St AndrewsToday was Damian39s 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 don39t 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 it39s not a bi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-712970.html April 24 2012 St AndrewsWe39re here We arrived this morning in St Andrews and Damian reckons he39s died and gone to heaven. There are more golf courses here than you can poke a stick at or a club at and they39re all beautiful courses. You drive along a road to see sheep and dairy farms mingling with golf courses all nestled up against the ocean. I39m in heaven too the co http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-712394.html Were in a campground near Whitby 41412 looking out over the North York Moors National Park in northern England. When we were enjoying the gorgeous warm weather in late March the locals warned us that this same weather pattern happened las year and that was IT for the summer. June and July were cold and rainy. Oh no we thought it cant get that cold. Well guess what it has and is an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Leven/blog-711290.html Saint Andrews is a small town on the west coast about two hours from Edinburgh by bus. We don39t know for sure but we guessed it39s about the size of Salem MA. It is known as the birthplace of golf whether or not this is true I don39t 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 i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-700291.html So who was St. Fillan I asked this question as I tried to peer through the bars and crossshaped metal adornment that blocked the opening of his cave. My host Richard and I had been wandering through the tiny and beautiful coastal village of Pittenweem Scotland when we happened upon this famous at least to Scots and the religious site. According to no less an authority tha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/blog-662062.html 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. Andrews 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 ju http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-651342.html Iconic aircraft from the cold war warrior Vulcan to stateoftheart Typhoons roared over Fife in Scotland on Saturday at the Leuchars Airshow. This year39s event was a celebration of old and new to mark 100 years of the RAF at Leuchars. This was my first visit to the airshow and I hope the closure of the airforce base and the movement of all operations to RAF Lossiemouth in 2013 under gov http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Leuchars/blog-650477.html So we woke up after a good night's sleep Lonely Planet didn't lie about that and had breakfast. Breakfast at Heather and Giorgio's was way better...I have a feeling we'll be comparing every BB with them This one still makes us feel uncomfortable and we're happy to be on our way.We head to Stirling Castle but we're too early and they're not open yet so we just parked the car and walked around http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Dunfermline/blog-635041.html We got up early for us on the trip...730 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 it39 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-633340.html Holy Cow Only three days left and our blog isn39t 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/Saint-Andrews/blog-623610.html