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St Andrews
It was D’s birthday yesterday, and we went up to St Andrews to celebrate. The picture above shows the old cathedral, built in the 12th century and destroyed in the Scottish reformation in 1560. The University of St Andrews, where I studied for my undergraduate degree, was officially founded in 1410. So the place itself holds a great deal of history. But for D and I the more important history is the one we have a share in. This was the town where we met (ten years ago this coming October), and where D proposed.
The West Port, part of the remaining town walls
We spent all day wandering around, enjoying ourselves. We met A, and after lunch decided to go down to the Botanical Gardens. What follows are pictures from there. Not much commentary to add – it was just a lovely day, and a chance to breathe and be outside after a week of being mildly ill and working over an essay and edits.
St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
Squash-like cactus
Space invader cactus
Redwood tree – actually quite a slim wee specimen
Pastries in Taste, a tiny cafe on North Street. I used to work here – the coffee is the best in the town.
The entrance to St Salvator’s Quad, where a student foam fight is held every year in balmy October
One last picture from our travels. Fields bathed in the lights from Leuchar’s train station, a few miles outside of St Andrews.
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