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8. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Landed Perth Airport 11:50pm
Flight from Singapore on Dreamliner was good. Very smooth and comfortable
Landed Perth Airport 11:50pm
Flight from Singapore on Dreamliner was good. Very smooth and comfortable
Out of the room by 10 am. Bus to Heathrow is at 3:20 pm so filled in time by a final walk around Cambridge and a morning tea at Bill's Cafe.
Dragged our bags down to the bus depot about 1.5km. BusLue lisää
Walked the other way down the Cam after breakfast. The colleges are all having student open days and we were able to get into Queens College to have a look around. Queens is a big college with the CamLue lisää
Started the day at the Round Church across the road from the college. The church is a rare and old example of a church in the round (hence its name!). Inside was an informative display showingLue lisää
After breakfast we headed off up the road to visit the Fitzwiliam Museum. On the way we noticed a couple of colleges open to the public so we called into Gonville and Cauis and Pembroke. NotableLue lisää
Another bright and sunny day arrived. What ever happened to the cold and damp England we all know so well!!
Today we set off on a day trip to see the Ely Cathedral. The local bus took about an hour.Lue lisää
We started our first day with breakfast at the Buttery Dining room. Quite a good spread of hot and cold choices.
Our exploration of Cambridge BEGAN with a guided tour. We managed to get into a smallLue lisää
Left the cottage about 10:30 to drive into Cambridge. As we were planning to pick Damian up at the station at 2 pm we had a few hours to fill in so headed to Grantchester. On the way we saw a sign forLue lisää
Today we went for a drive around the local area. The countryside is fairly flat and mainly farmland with villages fairly close together. The closer one gets to Cambridge the more suburban they get.Lue lisää
Packed up and headed off to Cambridge this morning. We have a 2 night stay outside Cambridge before meeting Damian at St John's College on Sunday. We decided to take a less direct route which took usLue lisää