2nd Glasgow & Edinburgh Taiwanese Students’ Societies (GTSS & ETSS) Spring Excursion


第二屆哥大愛大地區台灣同學會聯合春遊

Spring has come and it is about time for us to go out and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Last year, Edinburgh and Glasgow Taiwanese Students’ Societies organised a spring excursion and it was a big success. This year, without exception, we will organise the 2nd spring excursion for all of you again. We suggest three places and two dates. All you need to do is email us and let us know which option you choose. Please note, this is a self-funded activity and GTSS and ETSS are not responsible for your travel and entrance fees. 春暖花開，又該是我們出遊享受風景的好時機了。去年愛丁堡與格拉斯哥地區台灣同學會組織了一次春遊活動，非常成功。今年我們也不例外，我們將為大家組織第二次的春遊活動。我們提議三個地點和二個時間點，你們僅需email給我們讓我們知道你的選擇。請注意這是一個自費的活動，愛丁堡與格拉斯哥地區台灣同學會無法負擔你們的交通費與入場費。

**When: Option A (April 25, Saturday) or Option B (May 2, Saturday)

**Where:
Option 1: Stirling Castle (Admission ₤8.32)
Transportation:

Estimated duration and cost : (Edinburgh↹Stirling)
Train: 50 mins; 7.80 GBP (off peak open return)
Bus: 63 mins; 6 GBP (off peak day return)

Estimated duration and cost: (Glasgow↹Stirling)
Bus: 40 mins; 8 GBP (open return);
Train: 26-40 mins; 7 GBP (off peak open return)

NB: the castle is around 15 mins walk away from the bus/train station

Fare: http://www.nationalexpress.com/
http://www.citylink.co.uk/index.php
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Information: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_275&PropName=Stirling+Castle

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Option 2: Linlithgow Palace (Admission ₤5.09)

Transportation:
Estimated duration and cost: (Edinburgh↹Linlithgow)
Train: 20 mins; 6.70 GBP (off-peak return)

Estimated cost and duration: (Glasgow↹Linlithgow)
Train: 30 mins 9.99 GBP (off-peak return)

Fare:http://www.nationalexpress.com/
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/scotland/sescot/home/

NB: Linlithgow palace is only 2 mins walk away from the train station

Information: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/linl...lace/index.html
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertyabout.htm?PropID=PL_199&PropName=Linlithgow%20Palace
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Option 3: New Lanark (Free admission but transportation is a bit inconvenient)

Transportation:
Estimated duration and cost: (Glasgow↹Lanark)
Train: 55 to 65 mins; 6.40 GBP (off-peak return)

Estimated cost and duration: (Edinburgh↹Motherwell (transfer) ↹Lanark)
Train: 2 hours; 8.7 GBP (off-peak return)

NB: New Lanark is 1 mile/5 mins walk away from Lanark train station

Transportation:
http://www.nationalexpress.com/
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/fa

Information: http://www.newlanark.org/index2.shtml
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**Tickets: (1) Train Tickets: You can buy them online by yourself. You can also join us at the train station and we can try to buy the group ticket with some discount.

(2) Entrance fees: With regard to the entrance fee for these three spots, GTEE and ETSS will try our best to ask for a group ticket before departure.

**Who: Everyone’s welcome

**Note: This email must contain the following information.
(1) Title: Joining the GTSS & ETSS Spring Excursion
(2) Content: I choose A+1, A+2, A+3, B+, B+2 or B+3 (please choose one combination).
(3) This voting starts from April 1 to April 12. The result will be out my April 13.

**Email: Edinburgh contact: [email protected] (Kevin 0782-4717-110)
Glasgow contact: [email protected] (William 0782-8388-751)

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