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Tuesday 24 January 2012

St. Andrews: My Current Favourite City

Lo and behold, another post! I finally took some pictures of the lovely St. Andrews to show people.

These two, however, are not of St. Andrews...
Rabbit and Lamb Pie.
I'm quite proud of this, as I've never made a pie of any kind before.
*smugness*
Glorious Sunrise on Friday morning.
Taken from the back deck. 
Now for St. Andrews. I hope you are all appreciative of these pictures. For reasons which I am unable to explain, I hate taking pictures when there are other people around. As a result, many of these were taken casually, even furtively, with little care in regards to actually taking a good photograph. Sorry.
These were taken this past Saturday.

A tower at the end of South Street, just before you get to the cathedral.
A cool archway at the end of the sidewalk.
It is very low. I would have just been able to walk under it without ducking, but I ducked anyways.
Couldn't help it.
First view of the Cathedral.
The towers don't actually lean that much. That's just my camera trying to take it all in....
The far end.
The main entrance was used by important people like visiting bishops and such. 
War Memorial next to the Cathedral.
Cannons, aimed at the fence.
The pier is just beyond, in the background there.
These are the remains of a castle, I believe. 
On the pier.
Parts of it are very old, as you can see in some of the following pictures.
Other parts have been restored, and others are just plain old new. 
That little indent in the wall up ahead has a bench in it.
Perfect for basking and dozing :)
An old man nodded contentedly to me as I passed.
Fishing boats, looking back towards the city.
There are piles of lobster traps on the sidewalk there.
A rather suspicious pigeon.
I don't think (s)he approved of me very much.
Kept giving me the Eye from up there.
Sitting on the steps, you can see how weathered some of the stones are.
I'm not sure how much good the little wooden wedges do, though.
Walking back beside the wall surrounding the Cathedral grounds.

Younger Hall Music Centre.
Kayla, this made me think of you.
I can just imagine you studying music in such an impressive building and amazing everyone with your talent.
I think it would suit you.
*coughcometostandrewscough*

Imposing much?
Chapel of St. Salvator
A slightly better view of the whole building.
... Like I said, I tried to take pictures as surreptitiously as possible.
Some things had to be sacrificed. Like good angles.
Sorry.
So many chimney pots.
A little bit of home :)
Some rather posh student flats.

St. Andrews has many brightly painted doors, most of which are blue.
Possibly because Scotland's flag is blue with a white cross on it. 
However, there are many other colours as well :)
This is actually the side door to the Baptist church in which the Free Church meets on Sunday mornings.

Rose Lane :3

7 comments:

  1. The "posh student flats" remind me of Bath from Persuasion.

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  2. I like all the colored doors!

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  3. The pier definitely made me think of the Cobb in Lyme Regis where Persuasion is set.

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  4. Wow Jamie, just absolutely beautiful again!! Yeah, and a bunch of things reminded me of Persuasion as well :P

    I just LOVE the picture of the ruined castle and the sea! And Rose Lane :)

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  5. Jamie! These are SO wonderfully beautiful! Great pictures of the colored doors! Ah, sigh! So happy you went! :)

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  6. Jamie, St. Andrews looks absolutely beautiful! I especially love the sunrise picture though :)

    And I would love to come to St. Andrews and see the Music Centre among other things :) When should I come?

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  7. Sounds like you are having a fab time Jamie! Have you made a lot of friends from church? I love seeing pictures of the places that I've been too... the cathedral is pretty cool isn't it! Hope you are doing amazing hun! xo

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