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Busing on the Guided Busway (11/4/22)

Bob and I took advantage of a much rarer sunny day yesterday to head to the nearby community of St. Ives. We wanted to visit the town anyway, but it also gave us an opportunity to actually ride on a guided bus to get there.

We caught the bus near the Cambridge rail station, and it was about a 55 minute journey both off rail (through town) and on rail/guided between the Cambridge North rail station and St. Ives.

On the guided busway
View from the bus
A park and ride station between Cambridge and St Ives
A biker on the bikeway alongside the guided busway
Another view from the bus
St Ives Methodist Church.
I read on a plaque that John Wesley preached in St Ives in 1774.
The Great Ouse River that runs through town
Part of the Ouse Valley Way walk, a 150 mile route along the Great Ouse River
The Norris Museum
Narrow boaters on the river
Diners along the river
Another view of the river — lots of ducks!
A way finding sign
A statue of Oliver Cromwell, one of only 4 in Britain.
He led the parliamentary forces against the Royalists
during the English Civil War.
A cute hotel
Another cute building adorned with poppies for Remembrance Day
A war memorial with more poppies

Last night we were surprised with fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day (the celebration of a failed bomb attempt on King James in 1605). We knew there was a Bonfire Night today but didn’t realize there would be fireworks in the neighborhood on Friday. Pretty cool to be able to see them from the house.

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