We spent four days in St. Andrews at the University. Murray arranged a family room that was a huge space at the top of a spiral staircase in an old stone turret. It was a great room and included a full Scottish breakfast every morning! Serious dieting when we get home.
Our first day, we took advantage of the 3rd day of our rail ticket and took the train to Aberdeen. It was a cool, grey, wet day so the granite city showed its North Sea character. We were all a bit road weary (or rail weary) so headed back to St. Andrews to catch a soccer game at the local pub. The next morning, Murray and I walked into town, checked out the Cathedral ruins and walked around the old harbour. It's a lovely city, wild and beautiful. In the afternoon, we all walked a section of the Fife Coastal path. What a beautiful part of the world! We passed an amazing piece of rock, through a field of cows and came to a picturesque coastal town where we caught the bus back to our car.
Our last day, we decided to drive into Edinburgh to give us more time to explore while in Stirling, our next stop. Murray and Ben headed to the Royal Mile and The Whiskey Experience while Isaac and I toured the decomissioned Britannia. I was impressed with the understated elegance of the Britannia and the fact that it was kept in such incredible condition but not modernized. Interesting to see how royalty lives.