The town of St. Andrews was founded in 1140...that's definitely something I didn't know before. For the first 400 years it was the religious hubbub of the United Kingdom, which I think is great, since I'm a religion major. I don't know a lot of the details about those first times...but there is a castle here!

St. Andrew's Castle, as seen from the Scores

St. Andrew is Scotland's patron saint, and his relics were the inspiration for many more structures in our little town, including St. Andrew's Cathedral.

St. Andrew's Cathedral

A lot of the town's history lies in its churches, including the martyrdom of Patrick Hamilton at St. Salvator's. He was burned at the stake right in front of what is now the University's Chapel. His initials are in the cobblestones there, and it is said that you can see his face projected up in the bricks on the wall. You can see for yourself:

St. Salvator's, with a view of the quadrangle. The face is about 5 bricks up from the center.

That's what I know so far. I'm slowly getting integrated into the history, as is the town. It is so funny to see a cell phone store next to a real, live butcher shop (with carcasses hanging and everything) and a bus parked in front of the ruins of Blackfriar's Abbey.

You'll all have to wait for the golfing pictures...hopefully one day the sun will come out.