Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne & the Largest Disco Ball in Fife

Here it is!  The exciting post that I promised you!  And we owe all of this excitement to Dave, our friendly hotel waiter!

While chatting with Dave the other day, he informed us that this hotel is "famous" for two things.

First, it has the second oldest revolving door in all of Scotland.

Really?  This sure seemed  rather silly to get excited about.  And, it doesn't appear to be as old as some of the same type of doors that I've seen in Pittsburgh.  But, who am I to question Dave on this one?

But that trivia pales in comparison to the fact that the ballroom in this hotel holds the largest Disco ball in all of Fife!

Dave was all too eager to share that tidbit with us, and apparently people come from all over in order to take advantage of that feature.  How could I pass on sharing that with you?

Ok, so I had to sneak outside to get the photo looking through the window.  It probably looks better up close, but the room was filled with people tonight and this really is the best that I could do.

But, as if that wasn't enough excitement for you, let me share an unusual event which Dave arranged for us to see.  Jan. 25 is traditionally Robert Burns day here in Scotland.  The celebration involves bagpipes, Scotsmen in kilts, and the reading of Burns' poem, To A Haggis.

Well, tonight isn't January 25, but a local group of Scotsmen (and women) were celebrating the special day right here in the hotel ballroom, and Dave invited us to come and witness the festivities.

A young lad, dressed in a kilt, played the bagpipes,

while being followed by a waitress carrying a tray with a Haggis

The stuff involves sheep intestines and oatmeal and that is about enough to convince me NOT to try it!
Then, true to form, the Haggis was set on the table, and an elderly gentlemen, dressed in a kilt, read the poem to the crowd, and then stabbed the Haggis while everyone applauded.

It was quite a ceremony, and we were very excited to have been welcome in the room to witness the event.

And so,  I leave you with the exiting bagpiper playing Auld Lang Syne, written by no other than Robert Burns himself.  Enjoy!

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