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Category Archives: Things to do
A dreamy mild November
It’s been a remarkably mild November. The fireworks on Midsummer Common on the 5th were of course lovely. Kate and I avoided the crowds quite successfully and still got a super view. We even managed to get a drink, though … Continue reading
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Kettle’s Yard and the Fitzwilliam – Riley, Vermeer and Redouté
There is a super Bridget Riley exhibition on at Kettle’s Yard – be warned your head will be spinning! Kettle’s Yard is the place to be as term has started again there are the usual lunchtime concerts to look forward … Continue reading
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Food for free
Apple season is upon us and yes I have been scrumping and yes my kitchen is now full of apples. All going brown! In fact I can’t believe I’m wasting time writing this and not getting on with making hundreds … Continue reading
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A weekend in Oxford
We spent the weekend in the Other University town! After work on Friday Tim and I drove our hire van packed with bikes, laptops and several different types of shoes southwards. We arrived at Culham at the end of the … Continue reading
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Cambridge – Saturday 9th July
A very pleasant day spent punting from St John’s College to The Doubletree – yes we did get to push our punt up the rollers – that was the best bit. We saw the EDL march and ignored it. Surrounded … Continue reading
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Meeting up with old friends
One of the nicest things about coming back to Sweden has been meeting up with old friends. Monday morning I met up with Karin and little Ted and we had a pleasant stroll around Slottsskogen and took in the children’s … Continue reading
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Brännö
Wednesday seemed like the sort of day to nip out to an island so we day tripped to Brännö – a island on Göteborg’s southern archipelago. It’s easy enough to cycle to from the centre of Gothenburg – it takes … Continue reading
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Marstrand
The bus to Marstrand from Nils Ericson Terminalen takes about an hour. Catch the 302 or the 312. The bus takes you from mainland Sweden over a bridge to the island of Koön and from there you can catch a … Continue reading
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A trip to Lord’s Bridge
Today being a Sunday and there not being a whole lot of stuff to do, Tim took us to Lord’s Bridge to show us round the telescopes there. He took advantage of it being a friends and family day so … Continue reading
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Strawberry Fair 2011
Today was the long awaited Strawberry Fair on Midsummer Common. Cancelled last year for the first time since it started in 1974, it was back again this year with vigour. Thought to be originally started by Cambridge students as an … Continue reading
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