Saturday, July 12, 2008

scotland's princes and castles.

i start my journey at london's king's cross station,
looking for cheap lunch and platform 9 3/4
and boarding the train at the wrong coach. (:

my train journey was greeted by fatigue from the long flight,
hunger from the reluctance to spend precious pounds on food,
heavy backpacks,
and the beautiful scenery outside.

little huts, cows grazing, sheeping chilling,
fields of endless yellow flowers,
daisies, perhaps.


the reservation slip peeks out behind my seat.
all ready for my 5 hr train journey from london's king's cross to scotland.


the flowers start blooming in spring.


the ruins of st. andrew's cathedral.
it's a little haunting, quiet, yet strong.


a sidewalk in the small university town at sunset.


the campus in the day. physics and astronomical sciences.


the beaches of st. andrew's at sunset.


there's something lovely and romantic about
such inscriptions on benches.
this bench faces the sea, and it's just serene sitting there.


part of university of st. andrew's campus.


st. andrew's cathedral and the cloudy sky.

3 comments:

that is chic said...

great shots lianya!
and you write like you're writing a poem :)

-m.

that is chic said...

3 things:

1. love the field of gold. makes me want to lie down with my hands clasped behind my head, stare up at the blue blue sky, and contemplate life.

2. love the little white flowers too! - what are they?

3. why is st. andrew's cathedral in ruins???

-m. again.

make joyful noise! said...

haha m. you are so funny.

1. yes me too! i wished i was driving through so i can just stop and do that!

2. i have no idea! haha. it looks like a kind of morning glory to me.

3. straight from wikipedia

The Cathedral of St Andrew in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland was the seat of the Bishops (later Archbishops) of St Andrews from its foundation in 1158 until it fell into disuse after the Reformation. It is currently a ruined monument in the custody of Historic Scotland. The ruins indicate the great size of the building at 350 feet (over 100 metres) long.