Old School

Another side-trip Mike and I took while visiting London, was a trip to Cambridge, England. Cambridge is about an hour and 20 minutes north of London, and it’s a college town. It’s so collegiate, I bought a college sweatshirt as soon as I got into town (and I love it, by the way). It’s also so collegiate that driving into town isn’t really permitted. There are several “car parks” so you can park and ride, or you can drive a bit further into the city and park and walk. Mike and I chose option number 2.

Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs

While we were walking we came upon this church: The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs

Our second stop (remember, I bought the sweatshirt first) was to visit the University of Cambridge (the second oldest university in the English speaking world). Continue reading

Woolly for Lavenham

During our recent trip to London, we stopped in a few of the nearby towns. One of the villages we decided to visit was a place called Lavenham.  Lavenham is a quaint town, about an hour and a half outside of London. It has lots of quaint shops, and quaint houses and quaint people (have I used the word “quaint” enough?).  But the town really was sweet.

Our first stop was the Tourist Information Centre (I think every town in England has one, because there’s so much history…everywhere).  The lady at the Centre pointed us in the direction of the “crooked house,” and told us that the woman who wrote Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star lived in Lavenham when she wrote the poem (that would later become the song). The woman at the Tourist Centre also suggested we stop at a Tea Room around the corner…for a spot of tea (I Love England).  So, that’s exactly what we did.

Here's the Tea Room

Here’s the Tea Room

It was cool outside and we were hungry, and it was tea time (I Love England). So this was the perfect time to get some tea. Continue reading