Blogs from Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

We haven't had much of a summer this year. A grey cold damp winter flowed seamlessly into an equally grey summer, albeit warmer, with only a few sunny days. Our recent trip to Norwich had been damp and cold. Normally we would book somewhere with guaranteed sunshine but overseas travel has meant a confusing mass of rules and restrictions with countries randomly flopping from green to amber and back again. "The weather looks better next week, we could go to Cambridge," I said. "Okay," said Madam, "but I get to choose the hotel." I've always liked Cambridge. We even thought about living there for a while. Secretly I was always hoping that being amongst all those smart people would boost my own IQ by a sort of geographical osmosis. And there’s a lot of awfully smart ... read more

Departing tomorrow. This is test for new additions. Hope you can manage it!... read more

On 19th July we visited Cambridge. As we travel to Bury St Edmunds to see parents-in-law, we used King’s Cross station and took the train for King’s Lynn. The weather wasn’t quite promising on 19th July; we both umbrellas and I wore a raincoat. As it was raining when we arrived at Cambridge station, we decided to catch the bus for the town centre. We saw the bus going was going through high streets, town centre, but realized that the bus didn’t seem to stop at the bus terminal and seemed to be going to outskirts of Cambridge. We got off at one of the Commons near the edge of the town centre. Having followed the maps and signs, we reached Fitzwilliam Museum on Trumpington Street. Like London’s British Museum, the building of Fitzwilliam Museum was ... read more

Just want to make sure this is all ready before we go! Started packing this morning!... read more

Our group met up early this morning at 7:45 to head to Cambridge. A few of the undergrads were tired from a restless night. Gusts of wind knocked their shutters around last night, and I guess they didn't sleep well. We went by train and got to see some beautiful parts of England on the way. When we arrived, we walked a little over a mile to the Eagle Pub. We got there right at 11am when they were supposed to open. A few workers stood outside, questioning the window above us that was closed. We wanted to go in and sit down, but, unfortunately, they had a late delivery (Possibly due to an angry ghost! Cue creepy music.). They had to postpone opening until noon. So, we wandered around the area. A few of us ... read more