We started our tour of St. Andrew's in front of Saint Salvador's College, the sight of the first Protestant martyrdom in the city (in Scotland?), the burning of Patrick Hamilton, a young professor of St. Salvador's. 

Dick Kinodel - an American working with churches over there - was our tour guide.

Tom and I allowed ourselves a moment of immaturity by taking a picture of this street sign.  Only a moment, though.

This is the castle where Cardinal Beaton condemned George Wishart to die and where, some time later, Beaton's own body was hung from the walls by an armed band of Protestant reformers.  One of those armed reformers was John Knox, who was eventually captured in this castle and set aboard a French galley.

This is the remains of the St. Andrew's cathedral, built to house the bones of the apostle Andrew after they were cast ashore in this spot following a ship wreck. 

I was surprised by the level of golf madness there in St. A's.  This obelisk is the grave marker for some golf enthusiast, buried in the St. Andrew's churchyard.  Even the great theologian Andrew Melville was bitten with the golf bug and finally had to give up the game all together because it had become an obsession for him!

So, that was our morning.  When our tour was done, we got some lunch and headed on to Stirling.  Can you believe we "headed on to Stirling?"  The more time passes since I got home, the less real the whole thing seems.  Good thing I have all of these pictures and a blog so I can relive the experience! 

Posted by 5atkins

I just want to say thanks for posting all of your pictures from the trip! They are really neat. I usually spend all my time viewing and run out of time to say so. Downloading pics on HSB is not simple so I just wanted to say thanks. I am enjoying them! I will probably never get to go there, so this is my vicarious trip! ;) My husband may have something in common with Melville! LOL

Blessings, Eva

Posted by Anonymous

I've known the Knodel family for years. I even got to stay with him when they lived in an old plantation home in Lynchberg. I'm glad you got to connect with him. Great family - I've really been enjoying your travel stories. Thanks for taking the time to share them. Chris H.