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Travelled from Fife over to West of Scotland and Hamilton, just south of Glasgow.
Watched the game which Hamilton won 2-1 and really enjoyed the atmosphere. On the radio on the way home though learned that there had been fighting in the players tunnel after the game and the Police had been involved. Boys will be boys!!
Sat with the Hearts fans ... not happy! Team were poor and they can see their club is in decline!

After about a 4 hours drive we headed straight into Glasgow. Had a quick tour of the city and then a visit to the oldest Pub in Glasgow. On sitting down we soon realised we had just sat beside the village idiot! His conversation ranged from him being in a "Black hole" in and out of Hell, his skill at being a match maker and how "Men would hit their sons and their sons would hit ...

The next destination on our trip was to Scotland. Now, this is a place I have had on my list to see for a long time. The chance to finally experience it and see it in its full glory was awesome! We landed pretty much on top of water and were able to see the water the entire train ride into Glasgow.

When we arrived at the train station in Glasgow, the group got separated and we decided to wait for them and get a coffee ...

... checked back at airport but no comment made-told checke I'd filled and I believe he turned ignition on.I unfortunately did'nt keep receipt for fuel-payed cash.I mention this to warn other hirers.! I feel I've been scammed.Tend to use Avis because off AA discount-look at others in future ...

... actual city of Glasgow yet. It looks unreal beautiful though. Big city but with a real calmness to it...not the usual hustle and bustle of other big cities. We are getting up early and going to catch some city sights tomorrow. ALso, I almost died when the car rental gentleman gave us a free upgrade to a shining black Mercedes Benz buggy to cannonball around with...full coverage so if any crazy Scottish men run us off the roads, we are covered full tilt!

... Tam O' Shanter Experience, but we got sidetracked by the gift shop (they had books about Neds, the Glasgow-Edinburgh rivalry, and hangover candy) and missed the showing for 1:00 so we pushed on. I, of course, bought myself a book of Burns' poetry and a children's history of his life as a birthday present to myself. Next up was the Burns Monument in the lovely park we passed through which had a bust of the handsome devil and a story of how the monument was built. At the top of the ...

Well I am finally going to head off again but unfortunately only for 2 weeks... the joy of responsibility; work and a mortgage. I have decided to head off to LA to catch up with my friends. I am also going to head off to Mexico for a week of high speed backpacking. I am currently trying to organise my route, with such limited time I don't want to be wasting my time while there trying to figure out how to get from A to B. The current plan ...

... to view Hunter's art collection - also impressive (a handful of nice Rembrandts, but the really cool bits were the anatomical drawings and sketches and how much the medical people taught the artists about accurate musculature and skeletal details). We zipped through here pretty quick after the medicine bits, though, because as Eric said, "God, please no more Highland landscapes," and it's true - once you've seen one painting of a misty Glen, you ...

... get the gist of the lecture, take notes on the topic I want to write about, and do the essay for credit. After the class ended, I found myself in the University Bookshop (I have an uncanny knack for uncovering shops like that, ha) and picked up a copy of "Sunset Song" by Gibbon, which is supposedly THE scottish novel. I started it and finished it last night because I didn't have much else to do, and besides, I'm doing my paper on Scottish Lit, so why not get a head start? Let's ...

... but I've tried them and Crail's wins hands down. Antruther is cute as well around the harbour. You can actually walk all the way from Crail to Leven I believe on the coastal path. I did Crail to Anstruther and it was beautiful. Pittenweam and St. Monans are on the way as well and are apparently nice too. So that was like a novel. Hope someone can use maybe a little of that info. St. Andrews is amazing, so don't miss it!! Got any questions, you now know who to ask. Cheers!