St. Andrews: Love among the ruins

The Scottish city where Prince William and Kate Middleton fell in love is all about romance and ruins — and golf.

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St. Salvator's Hall, also know as Sallies, the dormitory in which Prince William and Kate Middleton lived while attending college at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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A cast of honorary characters in the Kate Kennedy Club annual procession line up at the St. Salvator quad in St. Andrews. Hundreds of people turn out every year to watch the procession in which club members dress up as historical characters who have made scholarly or scientific contributions to society. The club is exclusive and by invitation only to men at the university, but the parade allows for some women to participate.

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Tourists and townspeople watch a John Cleese look-alike do the "Ministry of Silly Walks" routine during a Kate Kennedy Club procession.

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Kate Kennedy and Bishop James Kennedy impersonators appear in the procession.The men's club picks an incoming freshman to play Kate Kennedy, a St. Andrew's figure whose claim to fame is that she was a beautiful niece of Bishop Kennedy.

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A bagpiper, decked out in full Highland dress, plays during a wedding processional at the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in St. Andrews.

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Couples flock to St. Andrews for their wedding ceremonies to be performed at ancient chapels and ruins.

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St. Andrews Castle overlooks the coast. The castle was built in 1412 and was once the residence of bishops and archbishops in medieval Scotland.

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This cathedral was built in 1158 and was at one time 350 feet in length. It was the seat of bishops, and later archbishops, until the Reformation.

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A couple tours hundreds of tombstones, some dating to the early 1800s, in the ruins of the St. Andrews Cathedral.

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Stone coffins, once thought to contain the remains of important officers of the priory, lie in the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral.

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Headstones from the early 1800s dot the grounds of St. Andrews Cathedral.

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Rancher John Stewart feeds his highland cattle, also known as kyloe.

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Kyloe are an ancient Scottish breed of beef cattle that can be found in certain parts of St. Andrews.

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A portion of the highly carved St. Andrews sarcophagus on display at the St. Andrews Cathedral museum. The sarcophagus dates to the early eighth century and is one of the finest examples of medieval masonry sculpture in Europe.

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A siege mine and countermine can be explored under the ruins of St. Andrews Castle.

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The view from St. Andrews Church ruins looking down the coastline.

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Aside from the 11th-century cathedral, St. Andrews is a university town and is considered the home of golf because the first game was documented there in 1552.

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Golfers pose for photos on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course in St. Andrews. Behind the bridge is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club House. St. Andrews is known as the home of golf, as the game was documented there in 1552. The bridge, more than 700 years old, was once used for herding cattle and sheep. Golfers from around the world make pilgrimages to get their photo taken on the best-known golf course bridge in history.

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University student Sam Hoar digs out of a bunker on the 17th hole heading back to the second hole at the Old Course in St. Andrews.

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A golfer in the rough at the Old Course in St. Andrews. The Old Course is one of the world's finest golf courses and hosts the Open Championship every year.

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Jimmy Boulton, Joshua Msika and Anna Beckwith take Scottish country dance lessons at the University of St. Andrews. The university is known for traditional dancing at social events on and off campus.

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Anna Beckwith enjoys Scottish country dance lessons at the University of St. Andrews.

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Zoe Johnson wears not-so-traditional socks to Scottish country dance lessons at the University of St. Andrews.

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Per Jansson, left, Joakim Rask and Ulf Lihammar have been coming to St. Andrews annually from their homes in Sweden for more than 10 years to play golf and drink at the Dunvegan pub.

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Paul Martin, left, and Giovanni Valente show off a chocolate pizza at KFB, Kinness Fry Bar, in St. Andrews. The pizza joint is known for being open to deep frying any solid food for customers -- including Mars bars.

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Two joggers run on West Sands beach, where "Chariots of Fire" was filmed in St. Andrews.

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