Today we took the train from Edinburgh to Saint Andrews to go to the Open’s practice round. I am not a big golf fan, but it was still a lot of fun. The only two names I knew going into it were Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, but came out knowing a lot more. We got there at about 8:30, and then walked the course backwards to make sure that we saw everyone. Tiger was one of the first people we saw, and he was not that friendly. What made it really cool was that since it was the practice round, there was not a large crowd, and we able to get to see all of the players up close. I even got Phil Mickelson to sign the cup I bought at the merchandise store.
We stayed there until about 2 and then headed up to Saint Andrews Cathedral. What I liked about it was that it was just the ruins… they have not tried to re-build, renovate and commercialize it. It is still in its original state. You could even see where the huge columns used to be. Afterwards, walked along the coast, picked up dinner/lunch and headed back to Edinburgh where we worked on our thesis the rest of the night.
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