East Kilbride

September 26, 2008
Our team has had a very enjoyable time in East Kilbride. Wednesday we were taken into Glasgow for a day of sightseeing and riding the Clockwork Orange. First we walked around the University of Glasgow and looked in the Hunterrian museum. A combination of fascinating and unsettling materials were in the museum, since it is in honor of a famous anatomist who paved the way in a lot of medical research. The fetuses and various body parts were on display as evidence.

For lunch we took in A Play, A Pie, and A Pint at the Oran Mor. “When Clarence Calls” was the name of the play performed and it was set in the basement of an old church that has been converted into a pub and theatre house. Very fun! The rest of the afternoon was taken up at the National Piping Centre and a walk down Buchanan Street, a major shopping centre in Glasgow.

Thursday consisted of touring Edinburgh, where our team toured the Scottish Parliament. We were able to meet with Linda Fabieni, who is a MSP (Member of Scottish Parliament), sit in on a meeting in the discussion chamber and also tour the building. It was extremely interesting to learn of the unique architecture and how the building was designed.

After our tour, we enjoyed a casual lunch in a pub on the Royal Mile, which consisted of the Scottish favorite meal: fish and chips, cheeseburger, and yes more chips!

While Archie, our host, toured Robin around a local golf course, Frank took the four team members on a shopping tour of the Royal Mile. After a very long time in Edinburgh traffic, our group met up at the Forth Bridges at Queens Ferry (Forth road and forth rail).

Although Friday was a transition day, our team enjoyed a wee bit of down time. Our team had some free time in the morning to visit with each other over coffee even catch up on a round of golf. We also enjoyed a lunch meeting with the East Kilbride Club, where we had en enjoyable meal and took the opportunity to take a few photographs.

Late afternoon we continued on to meet our Stranraer Club hosts. We were met with open arms and an exciting itinerary. Saturday our hosts will take us to Belfast Ireland for the day.

Until next time,