We always try to get a visit down to Jenny at University mid-term. So far we have only visited for the day, but I decided it would be nice to stop over night this time, to spend a bit more time with Jenny and also to see a bit more of Cambridge than we can usually fit in during a day.
We took our bikes down, and shortly after we arrived at her halls, after the hugs and kisses and quick catch ups, we set off for an hours cycle around the outskirts of Cambridge. Thank goodness the area is so flat though, it's a few years since I even got my bike out of the garage, so thought I might struggle a bit, but it's true what they say - it's like riding a ...
Next off we headed into Cambridge centre for some lunch at Carluccio's an Italian cafe/shop that a friend on Facebook had mentioned a couple of days ago. It was divine. Jenny and I had a Fiorentini - which is a thick chocolate drink in an esspresso cup - out of this world. Simon had a regular hot chocolate drink and we all had some cakes. They are some fabulous foodstuffs on sale in the shop and we've already decided that there will be a couple of hampers winging their way to various family members for Christmas.
On the way to Carluccio's we passed bin man again, entertaining the crowds! I'm beginning to think he lives in that little container there.
After lunch we hot footed it off to the cinema to catch up with the latest adventures of Johnny English. We'd all heard poor reviews of the film, but decided to go nontheless. We all really enjoyed it. It's not rocket science but it was quite a giggle.
We were well placed for a short walk to Midsummer Common where Cambridge was holding its annual Bonfire Night shenanigans. There was a fun fair which gave me and Jenny loads of photo fodder, followed by a fire poi demonstration which was really, really cool. Jenny does poi and is wanting to venture into fire poi at some time in the future. I have visions of my back garden going up in flames.
After the poi it was time for the main fire work display - which was phenomenal. It's amazing that the council provide all of this for free, asking only for donations. We'd read that in previous years the event had attracted 25,000 people, and could well believe it as the crowd was about 30/40 deep around the barriers to the fire.
Apart from some naughty donuts before the fireworks, we'd not eaten since lunch time so wandered off back into the town centre to find somewhere to eat. Places were starting to fill up but I think we got there just in time and settled on another Italian at Ask. It was the perfect end to a really lovely day. We took Jenny back to her rooms before heading off to our travel lodge for the night.
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