Friday May 10 St. Andrews

Friday May 10 off to St. Andrews.

Got a decent start and took the scenic route north to St. Andrews. By scenic, I mean small.

Not room for error

 We were not looking for any of the famed golf courses, just wanted to see the town. We got parking in the middle of town and did a longish walk around. Stopped at a Salvation Army store, just took in the sunny day and the sights. St. Andrews Cathedral and St. Andrews Castle were both down at the end of the street we parked along and it was a decent walk. Both the Cathedral and Castle are in pretty much ruined state so we did not tour either much.

St. Andrews side street



As we started our walk, we found the remains of what was the Blackfriars Chapel, built in the 1400's as an abbey.

Blackfriars Chapel



Entrance to the Cathedral, one side destroyed

The majority of the walls are gone or in pieces. What was the interior of the structure is now filled with gravestones dating back centuries.


Side view St. Andrews Cathedral

Around the corner was the Castle. There were some parts available for touring but not much.




Ever the tourist

Lunch was at a brew pub, naturally. Very good food in pubs so far.

Lunch


 We left St. Andrews early afternoon and took the other scenic route back to the apartment. We stopped for an ice cream at a fishing town, Pittenweem. Not your everyday town. VERY tight streets.



 Took our time driving back and crashed for the day. So far, we have put nearly 1,000 miles on the car in 8 days, all on the wrong side of the road. It is a Kia hybrid and we still get freaked out when we start the thing but there is no noise.



Tomorrow is Drummond Gardens and Stirling Castle (hopefully the last)






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