Blogs from Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

Spring Break

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 19th 2008

Italy :)

Rosanne Shaul

I just bought a one-way plane ticket to Rome!!!!... read more

the luck of the irish to ya :)

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 19th 2008

with our hats on

Rosanne Shaul

Monday was St Patrick's Day, and a bunch of us decided to do a pub crawl around town to celebrate. My one class on Monday ended up being cancelled- either because the man is a genius, or he really is going to Africa to tag along on a "bug research project" or something like that. Anyways, Colleen, Harriet, Katie, Kathy, Nick, and I headed down to The Wallace around 5:30. In my scramble to get ready to go on time, I slipped right outside my door on the pavement- but I caught myself before I went all the way down (let's just count that as 1). We got to The Wallace, and I guess people start a lot earlier than 5:30 here because everyone was drunk- maybe even the bartender :) As the only girls under ... read more

Glasgow Day Trip

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 16th 2008

mmm, starbucks!

Rosanne Shaul

So, even though I'd really like to be at the Houston Rodeo for about the next week (since I allowed myself to look at the performance line up), I did have a great time in Glasgow today :) A lot of parts reminded me of being in New York City- busy streets, small cafes, street fairs (one of my favorite things), and at least one representative of every culture, cult, psychological disorder, religion, and occupation that you could possibly think of. Oh- and a lot of Starbucks of course :) I even started counting limos (1) and looking for places to get my nails done. This time, when we arrived, we just walked out of the train station and decided to just go. We didn't know much about Glasgow; between the three of us, we weren't ... read more

amanda refusing to cross the street without the "green go ahead"

William Wallace Monument!!

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 14th 2008

at the beginning of the hill

Rosanne Shaul

I finally got the The William Wallace Monument!!! I'm SO glad that I went and saw a little more of Stirling. The views from the top were amazing! And even though the walk from campus and walking all the way up to the top was a little rough for Caitlin and I, it was a great experience. We left a little after 11 and had surprisingly made it up to the top by about 12. We left campus and got to the main building pretty easily. It was when we realized that we had a big hill in front of us to climb to the actual monument, but we did it :) When we finally did make it to the top, the free shuttle from the entrance of the site to the entrance of the monument ... read more

right outside the entrance to the monument

Just a little recap of the last couple of days

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 13th 2008

the ducks right outside my window

Rosanne Shaul

I haven't updated in a couple of days, so just a quick recap of the last week: Tonight, I actually made it to my first art club meeting. Tonight was the open session night, so they set out all the materials and you can do whatever you please- totally my kind of thing :) Monday nights they have sculpture night, Tuesdays are figure drawing nights, and Thursdays are open sessions. I wish Clark had something like this. I also got some fabulous news this week- Alex is coming to visit!!! He'll be here for about a week in April, and I am SO excited :) I had a Scottish Society presentation too, and it went really well. I made a traditional scottish cookie and a poster. Nothing like a little extra to distract people from actually ... read more

my artsy photo of my favorite drink here

Stirling Castle

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 7th 2008

Stirling Castle

Rosanne Shaul

So I ran into Colleen last night, and since her mom had been in town this past week, they bought a five day pass to a couple of different historical sites here in Scotland. The deal is you can go to any of those sites any three of the five days. They had only used two, so guess who got to go to Stirling Castle for free. It was kind of nasty outside today, but the castle was awesome! When you walk in there's this round entry way with stone walls built up all around you. On one side there's a long hallway leading to an even bigger opening. As you walk through the hallway, there's an entrance to your left. The rooms along the hall are marked- musician, jester, (I think one was the weaver), ... read more

Somedays you should just go back to bed- unless there's a spider there

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 6th 2008

Rosanne Shaul

I'm getting ready to head out to The William Wallace Pub with Nick to play some pool. Today's been interesting to say the least. On the way to my first class, the cap to my water bottle came off and spilled water through out the entire bottom of my bag. I noticed when it started dripping on my leg. So, my cell phone is drying out, my digital camera (safe in the side pocket) still works, and I've made nice with all the librarians about the books I was going to return after my class (sometimes it better to have late fees). After working all of that out, I missed my history class and decided that it was time to take on a semi/sporadic defeatist attitude and head into town for some scotch. Scotch for my ... read more

Edinburgh Day Trip

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling March 1st 2008

stirling bus station

Rosanne Shaul

I can't believe it's already March! But what a great way to start a new month! Nick, Kathy, Harriet, and I went into Edinburgh this morning around 11:00. My flatmate seems to have disappeared, so we didn't have our own personal tour guide, but we did a great job managing on our own. The train was great- got us there in under and hour and was pretty cheap- £6.50 one way. When we got there, we looked around a little bit and bought a map. We figured out where we were starting from, marked it on the map, and then stuffed the map into a bag and just started walking around. As we walked around, we saw some impressive monuments, especially the Sir Walter Scott Monument which seemed to have a lot of Gothic influence. It ... read more

Around Stirling

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling February 28th 2008

a view of the countryside from campus

Rosanne Shaul

Below there are a couple pictures from around Stirling. Kathy and I went into town yesterday- I got the essentials- you know, cooking utensils, some pans, a new shirt, a couple new pairs of shoes (for £15!) ... the necessities of life :) Then last night Kathy, Nick, Sara (my flatmate), and I went out to the William Wallace around 10 just to hang out for a bit, and then we ended up at Beat, which is a club right down the main road of campus. It was definitely better than the last time when we went, and Nick got punched by some kid. This weekend, we're thinking about going to Edinburgh (Saturday) to look around and hang out. I'm super excited about seeing more of Scotland! It sounds like there are so many more interesting ... read more

walking around campus

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirlingshire » Stirling February 24th 2008

a little bit of Scottish country side

Rosanne Shaul

Today, Kathy and I walked around campus. There's a big loch (bigger than we had expected) right in the middle of campus with a path around the whole thing. We had a great time running away from the vicious swans and checking out Airthrey Castle, which is right here on campus and has some classes conducted in it. We got back to our flats just in time for the rain to start- talk about good timing! :) After not getting to the William Wallace Monument yesterday because of weather, I figured this would be a good way to get outside and see a little bit more of Scotland. Next weekend, maybe we'll venture out a little further lol. ... read more

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