The Ghost and Ghouls Underground tour last night was great fun. We got back to hotel about 11 pm, spent some time roughing out our itinerary and tucked in for the night. (We slept soundly with no one having any nightmares.)
This morning we got off to an early start (8:30 which is early for us) to catch a bus tour that would take us outside the Edinburgh area to an region referred to as East NEUK of Fife. Dougie, our bus driver and tour guide, was quite funny and interesting. He said he speaks “Scottish not English”. It’s hard to remember all the interesting facts. He presented so much history in an entertaining way.
We started the tour with views of 4 bridges, and some of their history, across Firth of Forth iinking Edinburgh to its suburbs. (A firth is where fresh and salt water meet.) I believe the oldest bridge was built in the mid to late 19th century and the most recent completed in 2017 as I recall.
Dunfermline Abbey
Our next stop was Dunfermline, 2nd capital of Scotland and birthplace of Andrew Carnegie. Since it was only a 45 min stop, we opted for the Andrew Carnegie Museum and not the abbey. The museum was very interesting as was the docent. Andrew Carnigie’s father was a weaver and he lost his livelihood with the advent of steam powered looms. At his mother’s urging, they immigrated to near Pittsburgh, PA.
Our next stop was in a small but very active fishing village named Anstruther. The day had started out cloudy and overcast, but by the time we reached Anstruther, it was sunny and warm. We had fish and chips for lunch at a place called the Anstruther Fish Bar and Restaurant, which has won numerous awards for their battered and fried Haddock fillets. After lunch, we wandered around the village for a bit and then returned to our bus.
The next stop on the tour was in St. Andrews which is advertised as the home of golf. (The Alfred Dunn golf championship will be next week and some of the golfers were there practicing.) It was a picture perfect day and the views of the North Sea were magnificent. (It’s where the running beach scenes for Chariots of Fire were filmed.) The St. Andrew Abbey ruins were pretty impressive and we spent quite a while wandering the grounds. Based on the outlines of the ruins it must have been huge – more like a fortress.
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The last stop of the day was Falkland Castle which was the setting for the Outlanders first season. Unfortunately, we arrived there after it closed so we didn’t get to go inside. As we drove back into Edinburgh, Dougie pointed out some places that were the inspiration for Hogwarts.
All in all, it was a relaxing, enjoyable and informative day. Tomorrow we leave Scotland and will drive to Whitby in England about half way between Edinburgh and London.
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