St. Andrews, Scotland

When we found out that his parents were going to visit us this summer Brody immediately started planning our trip to St Andrews. The passion Brody has for golf is as a result of his Dads love of the game so Brody was excited to share this once in a life time experience with his Dad.

I was a little nervous about spending 4 days in St Andrews because I thought it would be a boring golf town with little else to offer.   I think we were all pleasantly surprised to find that the town actually had a lot to offer.  St Andrews is also a university town as well as a vacation spot for families wanting to enjoy the beach and charming town. St Andrews University is where Prince William and Kate Middleton went to school and apparently where they met and fell in love.  The University started in 1410 and is one of the 3^rd oldest in the English-speaking world, just behind Oxford and Cambridge.

We really lucked out with the weather, as it was warm and sunny for the first couple of days and then a little cooler and overcast towards the end of our trip. It only started to rain as we drove out of town.

While the guys were off golfing Sue and I took in the town sites, such as the Cathedral, the castle and the beach. On day two we all spent the day together including a walk around the Cathedral while Henry knapped and lunch back at Kingsbarns, which had the most amazing views of the ocean. 

Lots of beautiful homes with views of the ocean. 

University of St. Andrews - one of the buildings which is situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean.

What remains of the castle.

Beach!!  

Build in 1123-1159 this is what remands of the cathedral.
We are standing at the entrance and the towers behind us would have
been the back wall.

We loved all of the side street which were lined with cute little cottages.
I can see why this is a popular escape from the city and a great place to have a 2nd home.

We were always on the lookout for short doors and
each time we found one we had to stop and take a picture.   :)