Blogs from Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Day ten--St. Andrews, Kingsbarns Woke up early. Walked a mile to get our first view at the 13 mile trail we'd be conquering that day...the Fife Coastal path. Check out photos of the Fife Coastal Path: http://sugarmountain.vox.com/library/post/vacation--day-ten.html The hike started above the beach and would take us right next to one of St. Andrews many golf courses. It was a beautiful day for a hike...the ocean looked amazing....everything was blooming....it was a hikers dream! The wide-open-space was incredibly comforting.....the land seemed so....fresh.... The trail took us down to the beach....back up the hills through tunnels of white-branched trees....over stone fences.....back down the grass-covered hills....onto a farm and through a meadow....it was fantastic! After a few hours we reached our destination...Kingsbarns. We had lunch at a wonderful resta... read more

Day nine--St. Andrews After all the running around we did in Edinburgh and Stirling, it was definitely time for relaxation. Husband and I got up and walked to BeanScene for breakfast. (Loved their cinnamin-rasin bagels) Had a nice chat about the vacation thus far, looked through some tourist pamplets and then parted ways. (Husband was going to have a "boys day" with our friends and I was going to explore St. Andrews...and yes...when I say explore...I mean shop) I know I've mentioned this before...but St. Andrews is beautiful... Check out my photos of St. Andrews: http://sugarmountain.vox.com/library/post/vacation--day-nine.html As much as I love being with my husband...I really enjoyed this time alone. Actually, I just really enjoyed not having to worry about someone else getting tired of walking or not wanting to go into the shops with me.... ... read more

So Kaitlyn and I have returned from the beautiful and ancient city of St. Andrew's. As daughters of the eastern shore line of America, it was like a homecoming to be able to sit by the sea. There is nothing like the feeling the wind in our face and smelling the scent of salt on the air. The golf courses are nice and all (though I'm sure golf enthusiasts would kill us for our lack of exuberance), but give us the sand shore and craggy rocks any day. We had wonderful luck when it came to weather, the light rain showers threatened on the weather report didn't hit untill we had loaded back on the coach home. We started with a beach glass hunting expedition, I was very proud to have found a bright blue piece ... read more

Well, our 3 months lazing period has come to an end again as Alan has got another contract down in Knutsford. He has left today to start work there again tomorrow and Beth and I will be following on shortly to stay down there full time, returning to Uddingston every second or third weekend to make sure our house is still standing. The plan actually was that we would both find work in Glasgow or poss Edinburgh but unfortunately Financial Services hasn't got much to offer by way of decent contracts in Scotland at the moment so we're just embracing the change again and heading back down South. We were dead organised and found a lovely little house in Knutsford to rent for the duration, but on the day we were due to finalise everything the ... read more

Monday we drove to St Andrews, which I’ve decided is my favorite town in Scotland. It’s so pretty. I’d live here if I had the chance. I was only there for the day, and was going to take a bus back to Edinburgh that night. The hotel my parents was staying at was right on the Old Course, and in fact, their bedroom overlooked the 18th (and 1st) hole. We saw the famous Swilcan Bridge, where every golfer walks over between the 17th and 18th hole. We walked around town, looking at the university, castle, chapel, etc. The University of St Andrews is the oldest in Scotland, founded in 1410-11. We walked thru the quads of St. Salvator’s in North Street. Of course, you can’t get away from golf in this town-the links at St. Andrews ... read more