Dunfermline is twinned with four other European cities, including Logroño in Spain, Vichy in France and Wilhelmshaven, in Germany (by a strange twist of fate Jan’s sister Jackie attended the Prince Rupert School in Wilhelmshaven!). Dunfermline was twinned with Trondheim in Norway in 1947.
Patricia will be pleased to hear that the town still has strong links with Trondheim, these included a Trondheim bar which flourished for many years. Recently the establishment was taken over by a large brewery, who in their wisdom changed the name of the pub to ‘The Linburn Inn’ whereupon it very quickly fell out of favour with the locals. Despite extensive refurbishment (including a new roof and expensive looking signs) the new enterprise failed after just a few months in business and subsequently closed.
Several streets still commemorate the links with Trondheim and Jan took me to visit one on Saturday afternoon:

As the weather was much improved, Jan Mark and Lucy then took me on a walking tour of Dunfermline.

Here I am at the Carnegie Birthplace Museum

Let’s go a little closer!!

Here I am outside Dunfermline Abbey. The Abbey Church (see the tower above my head behind the Abbey ruins) marks the final resting place of King Robert The Bruce. The tower says ‘King’ ‘Robert’ ‘The’ and ‘Bruce’ on alternate sides. You may just be able to work out the words ‘King’ between the pinnacles of the tower behind me.

On this side it says ‘Robert’.

In the days before the Abbey became a ruin, the Abbot lived in the large pink house behind me. ‘The Abbot’s House’ is now the town museum, the ground floor vaults and herb garden which you can just glimpse through the gate behind me (partially obscured by a high wall) is now a tearoom, which is where I met Lesley and Allison yesterday.
Tomorrow we’re going to St Andrews!

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