West coast of scotland

Just came back from 2 weeks seeing practice at a mixed animal vet clinic on the west coast of Scotland.
Mixed animal means that the vets do everything... small animals such as dogs, cats and rabbits. Horses and production animals such as cows and sheep.

Was nice to see how it the vets worked and nice to live with two recent graduated vets. It's amazing how much they have done in just one year!
And I think it is true when they say that you only learn it when you get to do it yourself!
Got to spey (Norsk: sterelisere) two cats and "castrate half a bull" (vet did one testicle and I did the other).

On the train back I had to stand with my suitcase in the halway because someone was in my reserved seat, and I was not in the mood arguing with the person.
So got time to read my book, Fleshmarked close by Ian Rankin. He writes criminal novels about a police officer in Edinburgh. It is great reading a book where you recognice some of the street names and places that the caracter visits. For example: Jenners department store on Princes street and the butcher shop on South Clarke street :)
Fleshmarked close is a narrow allyway off Royal mile. Very creepy place on a rainy night!

The part of the west coast I went to is very flat. Reminded me a bit of Jæren in Norway. But I have been told he north west is a lot more "hilly" and has proper fjords and mountains.

The town next to the town I stayed in is called Gretna Green and it is a scotish equivalent of Las Vegas. Not because of all the casinos, but because the little town is all about weddings. It has lots of places to get married and most of the other companies there are related to weddings, for example wedding cars and b&b's.

Wikipedia about Gretna Green marriages:

"Gretna Green is one of the world's most popular wedding destinations, hosting over 5000 weddings each year. Gretna's famous runaway marriages began in 1753 when an Act of Parliament, Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act, was passed in England, which stated that if both parties to a marriage were not at least 21 years old, then consent to the marriage had to be given by the parents. This Act did not apply in Scotland, where it was possible for boys to get married at 14 and girls at 12 years old with or without parental consent. Since 1929 both parties have had to be at least 16 years old but there is still no consent needed. In England and Wales the ages are now 16 with consent and 18 without."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green