Cathedrals and Walking Trails

It's been a busy week! I took my first exam this morning in a hall with 300 other students. It was a strange experience - one I'll have three more times next week, but hopefully never again after that.

I took a break from studying on Monday to take the train to Elgin with a friend. It's a small town about an hour and half north of Aberdeen and home to the ruins of what used to be the second largest cathedral in Scotland. This building was just not meant to stand. There was a fire, then a crazy prince (whose nickname involves "Wolf" and lives on in stories about his legendary chess game with Satan...nice guy, right?) demolished it, and then the Reformation dealt the last blow.

I guess after three major architecture catastrophes, the diocese forfeited. And by the time it was wrecked the last time, Reformed theology had seeped into Scotland, so there wasn't much use for it ruined or not. 

And here are a couple pictures I took while walking the trails around my apartment. Spring came just in time for June! That being said, I had to break out my winter jacket today...