We have had some great visits to Oxford in the past so we decided this time around to visit the ‘other’ college town, Cambridge. When our river cruise was over on Sunday March 8th, we flew from Budapest to London. From Heathrow Airport we boarded a National Bus at the central bus terminal that is located outside terminal 3. We had reserved seats on the bus.
I was still being careful about my right foot, elevating it as much as possible while we waited for our bus. I wanted to be able to walk about Cambridge for the next 6 days without pain and swelling.
We were dropped off in central Cambridge and found the best walking route to The Wilde where we had reservations for the next 6 nights.
The lobby was a very nice welcoming space. We settled in and headed out to The Baron of Beef for a meal.
We had breakfast at the Budapest airport and were ready for a good meal this evening.
We were back in the land of Sticky Toffee Pudding, Meat pies, and Fish and Chips.
Satisfied we headed back to the Wilde to get some rest for Monday March 9th, our first full day in Cambridge.
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!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 