Staying in Cambridge after a nephew's wedding near to Saffron Waldon was a delight, as indeed was the wedding on his now father in law's nearby farm.
Mrs maytrees and I stayed in Cambridge at the Hotel du Vin which has a sister hotel in Wimbledon. The hotel was well situated and not large, being I believe a converted hall of residence of one of the university colleges.
Not having visited Cambridge for 50 years, it is great to be able to report that the city is one of those few places that are rather more attractive in 2022 than used to be the case years ago. Cambridge is also a great place to be a tourist with for example, the opportunity to take a punt on the River Cam.
Early in the morning is a good time to visit the Cam (see below).
Preparation for the presentation of university degrees and PhDs was in full swing and there was a great buzz about the colleges and streets. Nonetheless some colleges were open for causal visiting. Knowing how our five year old grandson is hugely interested in dinosaurs, we looked into the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and took a picture or two, for him.
Almost amusingly, we soon found that one of the features of the city is that nearly all those we passed by seemed to be about one third of our age which of course is very refreshing. Many of the places visited were bustling with people for example the market in the centre,(see left) or the entrance to Kings College.
We also visited a college garden where I was able to take a picture of mrs maytrees at an entrance way.
Overall perhaps the main disadvantage for visitors who travel to the city by car is the huge cost of parking at over £30 per night.
However, perhaps because of the threatened train strikes, parking in the station car park for our stay worked out rather less expensive. I noticed too that on the train strike day there were trains running from Cambridge station as indeed there were also from Wimbledon Station on our return home.
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