Aberdeen and Inverness - by JJ (Now With Pictures!!)

The inside of St. Andrew's

Yesterday we rode a lot of buses. We rode from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and saw Saint Andrews chapel. Saint Andrews had a lower ceiling than most of the other cathedrals. It was also mush newer than all the other castles and cathedrals that we visited. Of course, in the UK, new means it was built in the early 1500's.

The beautiful cross hanging from the ceiling

 I noticed that in the UK, 500 miles is a long distance, and in America 500 years is a long time. Still, the cathedral was not in new condition, in the front left corner there was a spot where the ceiling was falling apart. There was also a hole in the floor about the size of my fist. the tour guide also hinted that it didn't follow all the regulations for safety.

After having the building not collapse on us for about one and a half hours, we had to get out of the church so they could prepare the church for a wedding. We broke into small groups for lunch in Aberdeen after that. We went to a small pizza place, and one of the kids bought twelve inch pizza for himself. Went we had to leave due to a time crunch, he wasn't finished yet. So he just took the last piece of pizza with him.

The tablet inside Marischal College noting the spot near where Samuel Seabury was consecrated

As we were crossing a road, a seagull swooped down from nowhere and snatched it out of his hand. We then rode the bus again to Inverness, and went to bed early. We all woke up a 4:30 today so that we could see Iona. None of us saw Nessie on the ride to the ferry.

Robert the Bruce