Happy Guy Fawkes Night!

It's the 5th of November everyone! Tonight the fireworks are going off all over town, in such a display. It's way more than any 4th of July celebration I've ever seen. The Scots certainly know how to light things on fire and shoot off fireworks.
The 5th of November is called Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night. It commemorates the failed attempt, (or attempt for us northern rebel-type Catholics!!!) to blow up the English Parliament 400 years ago. Fireworks have been going off all week, but it's been non-stop tonight for the past 3 hours or so. Crazy! And I'm not talking about the little Piccolo Pete's, these are the full blown sky exploding cannons that just random people are lighting all around the city! I can see fireworks in the sky as I type in fact.

Tomorrow we're all driving up to St. Andrews to check out the town and pick up our friend who just got a job there at the University. For your info... St. Andrews University is where William, Prince of Wales, graduated. Interestingly, the department our friend will work in is the same one (Geography) that the Prince majored in. Apparently he received no favoritism, and in fact they had all of his classes graded blindly so that no one would ever suggest he was given preferential grades.
But the city itself is supposed to be quite pretty and comparable to an Aspen, CO, in that it's a vacation town for the super wealthy. All of you avid golfers out there will be jealous, as St. Andrews is the home to "The Old Course," which is the most famous course in the world. Not that I'd know, but that's what I hear. I don't think we'll be going to visit the course, but I may pick up a postcard for Mr. McMorrow!