Today Jacob and I went to St. Andrews, the birth place of golf. The day started off really crappy and it's probably just because of my personal preferences. We were told that we were leaving at 8 am, and we waited around until 8:30 for the bus to show up. That irritated me for the simple fact that I could've gotten a little bit more sleep this morning. I guess my obsession with punctuality might kill me on these trips.
We got on the bus and had an 1.5 hour drive. Since we got up so early for this trip (early in my opinion) Jacob and I slept almost the entire way there. It was raining outside so watching out the window wouldn't have been ideal anyways. They gave us a bagged breakfast for the bus which consisted of chips, bread, cheese, fruit snacks, banana, granola bar and a bottled water. I reached for the chips first of course because I have a salt tooth, not a sweet tooth. So needless to say my breakfast consisting of chips and some water was delicious and was a perfect way to start out the day.
We visited the St. Andrews Cathedral and it was just the ruins of the cathedral. There were tons of tombstones and a huge bell tower which I can't believe I went up in. Explaining it doesn't really do it justice so I'll just put some pictures up at the end of this post. We also visited the St. Andrews Castle and again it was just the ruins of the castle. At the castle there was a mine that we could go down into and I made it only about 8 feet in before I was clastrophobic and turned around and left. Jacob made it the entire way down and said that I definitely wouldn't have like it. Also, I'll post pictures so you can understand better.
St. Andrews is on the coast so it was definitely chilly. Also it rained the entire day making it even colder. The wind was insane today and maybe pushed 40 to 50 mph. The beaches were beautiful and if I could visit them everyday of my life I would. There was something about it that was just so serene and peaceful. I took some seashells from the shore to bring back as a little token.
Jacob and I went to a small cafe called Cafe 13 for lunch. It was beyond delicious and very affordable compared to most places in "touristy" towns. We orderd a 10" cheese pizza and a pizza panini. They were both very good and it felt good to eat some hot food on such a chilly day. The best thing though from this cafe was the hot chocolate that Jacob ordered. For me personally I don't like hot chocolate, but when I tried this I could've had the entire cup. The mug alone was huge and was filled with hot chocolate, large marshmallows and homemade whipped cream which was sprinkled with some cocoa powder. All together it only cost us 13 pounds which is pretty cheap for 2 meals.
Jacob and I of course went to the St. Andrews golf course. It was a gorgeous golf course and is worldly renowned. We walked a little bit of the course, including the 18th hole of the Old Course, and it was so much fun. No one was golfing today because the winds were so forceful. We wanted to go to the putting green but they said that the wind was so bad that they weren't even letting anyone do that. We went to the Club House and looked around their gift shop and toured the locker rooms. It felt weird to know that so many famous golfers had walked where I was walking. I know that my Dad is going to fall in love with St. Andrews. When Jacob and I went into little gift shops/golf shops we would pick out all the things we could picture my Dad buying. Everything to do with/related to golf. I'm so excited that my Dad will be able to see this course because it is one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen. With my Dad being "obsessed" with golf, I think that this will really trip his trigger. I'm planning on going back to St. Andrews when my family comes and visits me in Scotland because I completely fell in love with the city.
There is just something about being on the coast, with a gorgeous golf course, with old architecture and ancient ruins.....it just took my breath away.
Well it's 12:30 am here and I've been up since 6 am. I'm thinking it's time to get some rest because I am meeting my host family in the morning.
Goodnight :)
Jacob and I in St. Andrews
The Beach
The Cathedral
The Tombstones at the Cathedral
And of course, Jacob's hot chocolate!
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