Cambridge

Hello again! The last days of my break were spent in Cambridge. I was sad to leave the scenery of the Lake District behind, but this time my train went through Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Peterborough, March, and Ely, where the view was of a lot of trees with the occasional field of sheep. I listened to record two of Out of the Blue from ELO coming into Birmingham and then Pink Floyd's Meddle. I thought it would be fitting, as that's where the groups come from, and I was surprised how much the scenery changed my listening experience. Maybe it was the motion of the train. The songs took on a new significance, a feeling I don't get listening to them anywhere else. (As a side note, Out of the Blue was actually written and recorded in Switzerland and Germany, but it contains the song "Birmingham Blues.") The first thing I did in Cambridge was to tramp down to Grantchester Meadows. Okay, Floyd fans, this is for you!

River Cam

Grantchester Meadows, the street

The Narrow Way

Grantchester Meadows

On Sunday, I went to the only Lutheran Church in Cambridge and felt right at home. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England is very similar to the Missouri Synod in the US. I came early and enjoyed the Bible Study on Romans. They also use the Lutheran Service Book—and there was tea for fellowship after the service! It was a rainy, wet day, but I still walked around town in the afternoon. 

Resurrection

Newton's Apple Tree

Beautiful cards from Cambridge Imprint

The Round Church

Cream tea

I will never get tired of cream tea! Although, I don't know, it doesn't seem as classy when the clotted cream comes in a plastic tub instead of a little jam jar. I was surprised by how familiar Norwich felt when I arrived back after break. It doesn't take too long to acclimate (or, should I say, acclimatise) to the city!