One of the places we really enjoyed for a day trip so far was Cambridge. This is such a beautiful part
of England! Cambridge is known for their
universities. Sir Issac Newton, John
Milton, and Charles Darwin are a few great minds that went to university here. The architecture and history are incredible
and is what draws most tourists to this area.
We had a great time exploring the colleges and admiring this great city. For lunch we dined at The Anchor. The Anchor is a wonderful restaurant located
on the River Cam. We lucked out on this
sunny day with a table outside on the terrace with a beautiful view of the
river. I don't care where we go, Rob and I are a sucker for dining on the water! While enjoying our lunch we
watched everyone punting on the river. If you do not know what punting is, it's a flat bottom boat steered and
propelled with a long pole. You put the
16 foot poll straight down into the water until it hits the bottom of the river
and gently push. Think Venice Italy with
a wider boat. Lona and I were going to
see if we could get Rob to try this out for us on our own private boat, but I
felt bad lying. After reading more about
this, many of the locals find it humorous to watch tourists attempting this for
the first time and falling into the ice cold river. We did not have a change of clothes for Rob so we
decided on the guided tour with Scudamore’s
Punting Company. We had a wonderful
and knowledgeable tour guide and definitely recommend trying this. If you find yourself in Cambridge, punting is a must! Until our next adventure...
With Love,
The Fleming's
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