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Cowgirl Soccer Diaries, Nos. 7 & 8
May 23, 2009 | Cowboy Baseball
May 23, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Hey fans,
This morning we woke up at our hotel in Scotland, and after breakfast we got on the bus to make the three-hour trip to Durham, England. There we were able to visit the Durham Cathedral, which to our surprise has been standing since 1093. The inside was amazing; the detailed artwork on the stained glass was my favorite part by far.
After that, we spent some time exploring the town. They even had a market set up where locals were able to sell their products such as fresh fruit, jewelry, even camo gear was displayed, haha! Then we found ourselves in the town's chocolate shop where we bought some of our favorites to bring home to our families. We felt obligated to do this after finding out how delicious the U.K.'s chocolate is.
Tomorrow is our last game against Sunderland, so right now everyone is just relaxing getting prepared for tomorrow. We are also looking forward to watching the English Premier teams, Chelsea vs. Sunderland, play tomorrow afternoon.
The trip has been a blast, but it's coming to an end. Wish us luck!
Whitney Wernimont
Friday, May 22, 2009
'Ello everyone!!
Today's adventure in Scotland led us first to Rosslyn Chapel. For anyone who doesn't know about it, it was made famous by the Da Vinci Code!!! The chapel itself is very beautiful and although it has scaffolding surrounding it for its conservation, the beautiful stone carvings and stained-glass windows and overall architecture still showed through. The historical significance of the chapel is rather awe-inspiring as well.
After that we got on the bus for the continuation of our journey to go to our next hotel in the very beautiful sprawling town of Haddington. The town is so picturesque; it was a major improvement from the last hotel we stayed in near Edingburgh. This hotel has a lovely family feel to it with lovely gardens surrounding it as well. Thus, after arriving here we had some time to kill, and a few of us walked throughout the lovely little town and were moved by its sheer beauty. The riverwalk through the town was FANTASTIC and surreal at the same time! Later we got back to get ready for our game. We had our pre-game meal which was very tasty, then we finished getting ready.
Lastly, our daily adventure was coming to a close as we played our fourth game against Hibernian FC at their men's training facility. The facility was quality, as was their team. The game overall was intense and skillfull as both of our teams were playing with enthusiasm for the win, however, we came out on top dominating just about every aspect of the game. With only a few missed chances, we ended the game with a 3-1 win over Hibs.
Thus, our adventure came to a close as we got back onto the bus and headed back to our lovely hotel!! T'was not bad for a days work!!!!
Cheerio!!
Solmoz Azartash-Namin and Keely Kippenberger
