Our return to Glasgow was quickly marked with disappointment. We went to purchase tickets to the Isle of Skye, a little before the designated 4 p.m. time, to discover that they were sold out. What the crap, Union? Selling tickets early?! Not fair! We were rather unhappy about it.
I spent most of last week catching up on sleep and sorting photos from spring break. I got my two essays back for my Adaptations of Literature to Cinema class. They turned out quite well. My grade for the class is in the second-class marks category (the equivalent of a B). I'm satisfied.
On Easter Sunday, I decided to get out of my sleepy, flat slump and get some Costa Coffee. While I was in Costa Coffee reading Middlemarch, Sleigh Bells "Kids" came on. It was awesome! :) Glasgow, for the win!
I got my last essay back on Tuesday. I also got second class marks. Now, all that remains of class work is to take two finals--one in Victorian Literature (May 20) and one in History 1b (May 26).
On Thursday last week, Ashley, Andrea and I took a trip to Scone Palace, near Perth, for the day. Perth is beautifully set in the highlands--near where we went on our Blair Castle excursion. We grabbed lunch in a pub--The Tavern--before heading off to Scone Palace.
Scone Palace is the crowning place of Scottish Kings. The inside detailed the infamous Scottish monarchs who were crowned at Scone, including Macbeth and Mary Queen of Scots.
We spent about an hour going through the palace. It was beautiful. But, like Blair Castle, pictures were not permitted. We noticed that Scone was going to have an event for the Royal Wedding the next day.
Once we finished with the inside of Scone Palace, we enjoyed the grounds. The grounds around the Palace were pretty awesome. And, there were a number of peacocks strutting about, to Ashley's delight. They were beautiful--bright blue and green!
We took a look at the little cathedral near the Palace. To our delight, we found the Stone of Scone (different from the Stone of Destiny currently residing in Edinburgh). Ashley and I had some fun taking pictures "attempting to steal" the stone.
Afterward, we walked through the graveyard before returning to Perth to catch our train home.
On Friday, we had a little flat Royal Wedding party. We started watching the coverage at 10 a.m. (an hour before the ceremony) and celebrated by each making a pitcher--mimosas, mojitos, sangria, Pimm's lemonade, and cider. It was quite a fun day.
The wedding itself was good. However, William and Kate's balcony kiss was quite wimpy...it last all of .2 seconds. Fail, William.
On Sunday, Anna, Jacquie and I went to the Scotia bar for a pint. We had a good time sitting in the pub and chatting. Although, the pub was a bit crowded and noisy for a Sunday night.
Monday's excitement was, in addition to prepping for London, waking up to discover that Osama bin Laden is dead. Interesting news...
Anyway, Tuesday through Saturday, we'll be in London, then I'm going to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon to indulge in some literary nerdiness. :)
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