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A Surprise Trip to Ely (6/19/24)

One of the best parts of this UK trip has been visiting with former homeowners/now friends. Today, our Cambridge friends, Sue and Peter, treated us to a surprise outing to Ely. While Bob and I had visited Ely before while house sitting in Cambridge, today’s visit allowed us to see new sites while catching up. It was a lovely day in lovely summer weather!

The 4 amigos, Sue, me, Peter, and Bob
A statue of Garfield cat,
known for frequenting the nearby Sainsbury’s,
and his bench in a pretty Ely park
The River Ouse
One of the rooms in the cute Peacock Teahouse
where we had a lovely lunch
Ely Cathedral, which began as a monastery in 673.
It was closed by Henry VIII in 1540.
The cathedral made a great location
for the sculptural art exhibit by Sean Henry.
The appropriately named Standing Man and Standing Woman.
Bob and Seated Figure in the cathedral lawn
A view down the Norman nave of the cathedral
Looking up to the top of the West Towerq
The octagon, which separates the nave from the choir
Standing Man in the north transept
The pulpit
The tomb of George Basevi, a well known architect whose most important public work is the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. He fell to his death when inspecting the West Tower of the cathedral.
Lying Man
Man Looking Up
Hedda
Sleeper
A local bookstore
Inside the great bookstore

And to top off the great day we got to learn about the My BlackBerry isn’t Working skit by Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. So funny!

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