We flew into Edinburgh and then a driver met us to drive us 1 hour to St. Andrews, the home of golf! Our hotel was right on the old course, which is forever old, so it was an absolutely beautiful view! Anybody that knows me knows that I am a daddy's girl, so as we were checking into the hotel, dad was coming in from a round of golf! I was so excited to see him, and I'm pretty sure he was excited to see me too :)
St. Andrews is a really small town, and golf is engrained in everything in the community. Right past the golf course is a beautiful ocean, and luckily, the weather was great (much different from when I was in Edinburgh last) So when we went to dinner that night, it was just up the street! There were 6 of my parents friends' in our group and they are so much fun, so dinner was very entertaining, AND I finally go the steak I have been craving for 3 months!
The next day, Mom and I headed to the pro shops while dad and the other guys played the new and old course. We walked the length of the town and saw the cathedral, castle, beautiful water, world's best ice cream shop (that was the name of it, but it literally was the worlds best ice cream!) We did a bit of shopping, but since we were heading back to London the next day, we just did a lot of sightseeing! Of course, we had to go by the campus of St. Andrews Univeristy, where Will & Kate met and went to school! It was such a beautiful campus, and I even got a souvenir t-shirt. Go St. Andrews!
After a full afternoon of sightseeing, we waited for dad & the others to finish up at the 18th hole of the old course and got to walk with them the last few holes. We got pictures on the really famous bridge there (don't remember the name, but golfers will know what I'm talking about!) and then went back to the pro shop, our 4th time that day! That night, we had dinner at the hotel and went to bed pretty early since everyone was exhausted from such a long day.
The next morning, we packed up our stuff and went to the golf museum. Since I'm not a golfer, it was pretty cool to learn the history of the sport and see where it all started. We went back for a lunch at a pub near the hotel and waited for Dad & them to get done with their round of golf so we could head to the airport and leave for London!
I absolutely loved St. Andrews for the pure beauty and history that makes the small town so unique. London post coming next :)
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View from our room! |
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St. Andrews University campus |
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St. Andrews University |
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St. Andrews University |
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I mean seriously, how pretty! St. Andrews castle |
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remnants of St. Andrews Cathedral |
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Cathedral |
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Go Dad! |
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The Bridge! |
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