Here it is! The last of my vacation posts. I know you've all been waiting anxiously for this. At least try & pretend that you have. We spent 4 nights in Cambridge at a bed & breakfast that was really great. My room was not en-suite which means the bathroom was down the hall. Actually it was right next to my room but I like the sound of down the hall. For some reason, probably because I was in England, I found this quite charming. Prior to leaving I had read on the b&b website that they offered a full English breakfast. Here is the description:
Our full English breakfast includes free range eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, and beans, all organic. Our local butchers hand made sausages and bacon are free range and our local baker makes organic bread which he delivers hot to our door. I'm not much for eating breakfast so this didn't sound all that appealing to me. Actually it sounded pretty gross - beans for breakfast! However, since I'm such a brave person I decided to try it & was pleasantly surprised. It was really very good (except the mushrooms) & I've decided that beans for breakfast aren't a bad thing.
Cambridge is a really beautiful town. The University is the 2nd-oldest in the english-speaking world (Oxford is the oldest). We saw Kings College & St. John's College both of which are incredibly beautiful.
The day we walked around the University it was foggy - as you can see in the pictures - which really added to the ambience. One of the things that really impressed me were the signs on the grass at the University. I can't remember the exact wording (Stephen, Kiko ??) but it came down to you can't walk on the grass unless you're a Fellow of the College. I really liked that.
We went to the Cambridge University Press (CUP) bookstore. CUP is a publisher that was granted a royal charter in 1534 by none other than Henry VIII. It is the oldest publishing & printing house in the world. I bought a totebag there. Quite the intellectual aren't I!
A word to the wise: If you decide to visit Cambridge don't bother trying to order chinese food. It's a long story so just take my word for it.
Robin
Here it is! The last of my vacation posts. I know you've all been waiting anxiously for this. At least try & pretend that you have. We spent 4 nights in Cambridge at a bed & breakfast that was really great. My room was not en-suite which means the bathroom was down the hall. Actually it was right next to my room but I like the sound of down the hall. For some reason, probably because I was in England, I found this quite charming. Prior to leaving I had read on the b&b website that they offered a full English breakfast. Here is the description: Our full English breakfast includes free range eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, and beans, all organic. Our local butchers hand made sausages and bacon are free range and our local baker makes organic bread which he delivers hot to our door. I'm not much for eating breakfast so this didn't sound all that appealing to me. Actually it sounded pretty gross - beans for breakfast! However, since I'm such a brave person I decided to try it & was pleasantly surprised. It was really very good (except the mushrooms) & I've decided that beans for breakfast aren't a bad thing.
The day we walked around the University it was foggy - as you can see in the pictures - which really added to the ambience. One of the things that really impressed me were the signs on the grass at the University. I can't remember the exact wording (Stephen, Kiko ??) but it came down to you can't walk on the grass unless you're a Fellow of the College. I really liked that. 
