Sunday morning we went back to Jenny's around 10.30 then took her off to Tesco's to get a big shop in. Mostly stuff she finds difficult to carry i.e. bottles of fizzy water and boxes of Magners!!!! Once we'd stocked her up we headed to The Anchor for some lunch.
The Anchor sits right on the River Cam, and started life as a boat house, which explains why the floors all tilt downwards towards the water! It also used to be a jazz bar, and one of it's patrons was a young chap called Roger Barrett, who would sit and listen to the music, especially admiring the drummer, Sid 'the beat' Barrett. Roger eventually changed his name to Syd Barrett and along with other locals formed the band Pink Floyd. A specially commissioned muriel adorns the restaurant wall.
As well as it's musical heritage The Anchor does gorgeous food at a very reasonable price. Sizzling vegetables fajitas were the order of the day for Jenny and I - sooo nice, although it's the first time I've had roasted vegetables that included shredded white cabbage and beetroot. Funnily enough though it worked well. The portions were huge and Jenny and I wished we'd got one to share. We'll know next time! The portion size didn't stop me having blueberry and gooseberry crumble for afters, again which was gorgeous. A definite recommendation if you are ever in Cambridge - the food is lovely, portions large and costs very reasonable!
Simon wanted a rest before we drove back home so he wandered off to Jenny's halls whilst me and Jenny had a last wander through the town centre. Jenny wanted to show me one of the art galleries that had a Rob Ryan exhibition. So glad she did. There were some items on display that I'd not seen before and I ended up buying a couple of greeting cards.
Cambridge is so full of history and it's hard not to stop and snap some piece of the past every few minutes. This plaque is on the wall of Kings College:
One final photo - looks like the bin man has Sundays off!
It's always poigniant at the end of the visit and I have to steel myself for the goodbyes. Still, its only 4 weeks and she will be home for Christmas so not too long to wait.
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