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Round the World in 205 Days
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- Jul 21, 2019, 12:34pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- England Merton Wimbledon 51.424999, -0.2251°25’30” N 0°13’12” W
Day 174
Packed day up in Cambridge
July 21, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Hmm... what else to try to pack into a full day jaunt up in Cambridge? How about a stroll along the backs - the lovely tree-lined avenue leading to Trinity, a wonderful but ultimately unsuccessful wander about the market in search of Haggis’ friends, lunch with Uncle Lee’s growing family who just welcomed new twin boys Eric and Jake, a lightning quick art workshop with the Studio Sunday team at Kettle’s Yard, and still some time left to enjoy a few beers on Jesus Green with the local ruminators. Phew! Was quite the day - we just managed to grab some sandwiches for the road and catch our ride back to Wimbledon with a few minutes to spare.Read more
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Round the World in 205 Days
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- Jul 21, 2019, 11:05am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- England Merton Wimbledon 51.425, -0.2251°25’30” N 0°13’12” W
Day 174
Back to school for Mommy and Poppy
July 21, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So we had about two hours for a whirlwind tour of Cambridge and decided to show the kids some of our old haunts. First stop: Pembroke College, kicking it off with a reprise of one of Mommy and Poppy’s wedding photos, taken in the archway leading from the main courtyard. We toured the grounds a bit, and also the chapel where Mommy and Poppy were married. Next was a brief pause at Fitzbillies to sample their famous Chelsea buns, followed by a trot through King’s College Chapel. Good thing we told the kids in advance it was a place of worship and that we should be quiet inside - just as we opened the doors and were greeted by a cacaphony of multi-lingual tourist babble. Final stop: Trinity Hall, where we managed to fly through the chapel, check-out the grounds, locate a bathroom for the kids *and* get our afternoon punt rentals sorted - all in record time.Read more
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Round the World in 205 Days
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- Jul 21, 2019, 3:08pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- England Merton Wimbledon 51.424999, -0.2251°25’30” N 0°13’12” W
Day 174
Twice upon the River Cam
July 21, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Great to be back out on the Cam again - and we had the delightful treat of being able to go out twice today, on two different modes of transport no less! First was the traditional punting experience, which we did along the backs out to the Granta. As we had 10 people, we needed two punts: Meg went with Anna and the girls, together with Uncle Lee as primary punter; while Mommy went with the boys, punted by Poppy. Davy, Uncle Andy and Jake also had a chance to try their hands at punting - and we can proudly report that nobody from either punt fell into the river!

Later on in the afternoon, we managed to squeeze in a chance visit with Sarah, an old friend from Pembroke, who kindly took us all on a grand tour of her narrowboat home - then spoiled us with a short cruise alongside the Midsummer Common and Jesus Green. Everyone, especially Eva, thoroughly enjoyed the narrowboat visit - really love what Sarah’s done with the beautiful flower baskets, brightening up her unique and super cool home on the Cam.Read more
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Stacey Robinson 2017 Travel Adventures
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- Jul 3, 2017
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- England Merton Wimbledon 51.421362, -0.20759451°25’17” N 0°12’27” W
Day 17
The queue and Wimbledon!
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It was a 5am wake up today and we were off to catch the first tube to Wimbledon. There was a crowd of people on the first train and when we joined the queue at 6:45am we were given our ticket number, 5864! We spent 5.5hours in a traditional English queue, where we napped, went shopping and waited and waited. Grace and I finally made it through with tickets about midday! What a relief!! We headed to court 16 to watch an Aussie playing great tennis in a four setter. We then found some Pimms and strawberries and cream. How very English! We looked at the pretty floral displays, the smaller hit up courts and the TV Hill viewing area. Most people attending were very dressed up. We stayed until around 8pm before catching the tube to meet Jake in Shoreditch. Mary Roubos popped in to say hello and we ate a big meal of slow cooked meats at a place called Blues Kitchen which is very trendy. We couldn't get a table until 9:30pm on a Monday night!Read more
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