After 8 days and nights of being waited on hand and foot we are on our own in the college town of Cambridge. We are staying at The Wilde Aparthotel which is positioned well in the central part of the city. We have a one bedroom small apartment in a very large building with over 400 rooms/apartments.

The lobby is a gathering space with lots of comfy furniture and spaces for people to gather. It was quite lively when we checked in.

Our apartment has a Nespresso machine but we wanted a fresh brew so on Monday morning we went on a quest to get a good cup of coffee. The earliest time that a shop opened was at 6:30 a.m. so we set out before then and enjoyed the quiet of the city without students racing about on bicycles.

We walked along Bridge Street and spotted the Round Church.

Once we go inside, I’ll share more about this ancient church.

We found the coffee shop and enjoyed a strong cup of coffee and shared a delicious almond croissant. Appropriately fueled we journeyed on to see what we could see.

We found our way to King’s Parade.

Part of our Tuesday Tour will cover King’s College and I’ll have lots to share about it. I’m anticipating the chapel at King’s College the most.

We also plan to do our own Reformation Walking Tour from a book I purchased showing some key areas and things to look for.

The window designs at the Copper Kettle were so charming. We might need to eat a meal here.

We came across the Corpus Clock and enjoyed watching the big grasshopper biting away at time! This clock is fascinating and it draws a lot of attention. I took a video to share it with our Grands.

Here’s a You-Tube video about the clock.

The Latin inscription translates, “The World and it’s desires pass away”

Walking down from the Clock we saw The Eagle.

We made a plan to return here for our midday meal.

What a joy to see this beautiful blossoming tree! Spring is coming…thank you, LORD!

Before our lunch at The Eagle we did some shopping acquiring a small French Press and ground coffee so we can make our own coffee in the morning. TK Maxx to the rescue to find a very affordable coffee press and we bought coffee at Sainsbury.

I’ll keep our time at The Eagle for a separate post along with our visit to the Wren Library.

The weather was a bit brighter than Sunday and made walking about pleasant. Cheers!