The Pineapple 4nd February 2004

Today we have decided to go up to Kinross and see where we go from there. We stopped at Dobbies garden centre and wandered around buying some Scottish bluebells, lilies and lucifer�s to plant at the Elms and two Rennie Mackintosh mugs to add to my collection. We stopped again at Loch Leven and took some photo�s of the Loch, the swans and Castle Leven. There is a ferry over to the castle, but it doesn�t run in winter.
We parked up in Kinross and went for a wander, bought two cat tickler�s and has a pot of tea in Cafe 98, a nice little place where all the food is homemade.
We drove on through Cupar, a lovely old town with a pub with the wonderful name of �The Drookit Dug.�
And so to St. Andrew�s one of Andrew�s favourite places. We walk to the sea through the ancient Cathedral ruins and graveyard with fantastically ornate Gothic headstones, we meander along the cliff path to the Castle ruins, then into the town passing all the gorgeous old turreted buildings that are mostly now a part of the university.
As the heavens opened we rushed into the Central pub for refuge and some more 80-/-�s accompanied by steak pie for Andrew and nachos for me. Another place we�d recommend, the beer, the food and the atmosphere were all great.
Warm and dry again we ventured out to explore when the rain stopped St. Andrew�s is a lovely old town with some great shops and amazing architecture, quaint old buildings and the sea too. What more could you want, except maybe the sunshine.
Back the scenic route to the Pineapple for lamb medallions, wine and a roaring fire, bliss.