Robbie Burns

Last night, one of the students led an expedition to a local pub (The Weston) to celebrate the 250th birthday of Robbie Burns. Burns is a Romantic poet (late 18th Century), one of the cultural heroes of Scotland. You may even know some of his verse (Auld Lang Syne, for instance).

The pub brought in a bag-piper, they laid on special Scottish ales, and they had a ceremony to celebrate a haggis (including Burns's poem on that strange 'food'). It was a lot of fun.

My camera was on the fritz, but I'm hoping to add a picture here from the students.

The week is shaping up nicely. Tomorrow is our tour of historical Bath: from the Roman baths, to the Georgian architecture, to the modern political system. I can hardly wait!