Tag: golf
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Pigeon rescue, St Andrews, Rufflets, and antique lecture notes
We got back to Aberdeen today after a couple of nights in St Andrews. Daniel wanted to go to the university open day so we decided to make it a short family holiday. More on that later. Far more exciting right now is that not long after arriving back Victoria became obsessed with something behind…
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Ballater in the snow
It snowed this morning in Ballater. I was ecstatic. An Australian in the snow is a bit like a puppy with a smelly leather shoe to chew. Ben was less excited about it. This is the Royal Station in Ballater, a magnificent building: The River Dee, which is lovely in all kinds of weather, was particularly beautiful…
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The Himalayan Putting Course
Someone suggested to me this morning that we visit the The Himalayan Putting Course in St Andrews and by strange coincidence we just happened to be on our way to this very spot. The Himalayan Putting Course is run by the Ladies Putting Club and is open to everyone, including beginners and children but only…
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When in Rome…
We’re in St Andrews, the birthplace of golf, and what better way to introduce the kids to the sport than by visiting the British Golf Museum? It’s not a free museum but I think we got our money’s worth. It’s filled with cabinet after cabinet of old golf clubs, golf balls, trophies and medals and…
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More from St Andrews
You can’t go to St Andrews without visiting the world-famous Swilcan Bridge and this we did today. I’m not sure whether you’re allowed to walk onto the green for the purpose of taking photos but we did and no-one told us off. Here are our tacky tourist photos. Ben is attending a conference here so…
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St Andrews
We are in the lovely coastal village of St Andrews, Scotland. The Ricoh British Women’s Golf Open is currently running (not the reason we’re here) and the place is heaving with golf enthusiasts. An English friend of mine who recently spent some time in New Zealand (you know who you are!) told me that British…
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