Chesterton

The second incredible day in Cambridge. What a beautiful city and so much to see and do (although punting on the river is out as it appears to be in flood). We began the day with a Chelsea bun at Fitzbillies before going off for some serious retail therapy as the shops are so cool. The Grand Arcade had many of the big stores but in every lane and alleyway there were interesting little gift and clothing shops. Town was a lot busier today and it was a very pleasant morning. There were people everywhere and many on bikes, which is the main way the students get around as they are not permitted to have cars. We met up with David at 1 pm for a frustrating time looking for a table for lunch even though there are heaps of eating places. Everywhere was full with many queues outside. We finally settled on Gail’s, a cafe chain that Alanna frequents in London. It actually was pretty good and all we needed. Amongst all the beautiful architecture we found the Corpus Clock, also known as the Grasshopper clock, which is a large sculptural clock at Corpus Christi College. We then visited Kings College Chapel. We had thought the admission cost was expensive but it was so worth it as it was an exquisite church, with the features being the stained glass windows and the ceiling. We also got to look around the grounds and they too were stunning. We spent some more time wandering the shops before stopping at two well known bars, The Maypole and The Eagle for drinks. We carried on from there for a delicious Indian meal in a busy restaurant, The Tiffin Truck. The food and service were excellent. As usual we had finished our dinner very early as a consequence of it getting dark so early in the afternoon and thinking then that it is so much later. Anyway we slowly made our way back to the house, having walked more than 21000 steps, making plans to get Alanna to the train by 10 30 in the morning. We will be driving south of London to Rye for two days.Read more