Tigger has a half-day at work today and so we will have the afternoon to ourselves. I set out to meet Tigger at her office when she leaves at 11:30 am.

St John Street

Leaving plenty of time for my journey, I went to the bus stop in St John Street. As you can see from the photo, the sun is shining beautifully. It’s rather cold (around 10°C), though, and I have put on my winter coat.

Aboard the 153

I caught a 153 bus, changing later to a 100.

St Katharine Docks

At journey’s end, I paid my usual visit to St Katharine Docks. I was hoping that there might be some waterfowl but I was disappointed though I did hear some coots honking.

Liverpool Street Station

We caught a 100 bus to Liverpool Street Station and had a train for our destination within a few minutes. That destination is Cambridge which we haven’t visited for a while.

Off we go!

The train was not crowded and we easily found seats. For once, the train’s wifi was working well and was fairly fast – something which is often not the case.

Cambridge Station

We left the train at Cambridge’s main station which is of an unusual long, low design.

Walking to town

We walked from the station into the town, passing this landmark, the Catholic Church of Our Lady and English Martyrs.

Inside The Regent

As we went, we looked at menus along the way and finally plumped for a pub called The Regent.

Mac ‘n’ Cheese

On the menu was vegetarian Mac ‘n’ Cheese. I was expecting it to have a crispy top but in that I was disappointed. Still, altogether it was quite good if a tad expensive.

University Arms Hotel

After lunch we continued walking. We passed this building whose engraved name is University Arms Hotel. The portico may look old but it bears a date of MMXVII (2017).

Guarded by bears

Guarded by bison

We found ourselves in front of the. Sedgwick Museum and went in to take a look. We have not been here before so it was a new experience. The entrance is up a double flight of stairs guarded by bears on one side and bison on the other.

Iguanodon

We admired the inhabitants, including this fine Iguanodon and…

Megaloceros giganteus

…this Megaloceros giganteus.

Traditional glass cases

There were also the traditional glass cases, a huge number of them, which must represent thousands of hours of work.

Displaced Mihi
Lionel Grant

In the grounds we encountered this object, presumably a work of art, by Lionel Grant and entitled Displaced Mihi.

College gate

In Cambridge, of course, there are more fine old buildings than you can shake a stick at. I think this one is Pembroke Collège, but I’m not sure so don’t quote me.

Church of St Botolph

The sun was sinking by now but it was still illuminating the upper levels of St Botolph’s Church.

The Corpus Clock aka Chronophage

We paid a visit to this unusual timepiece. By John C. Taylor, its official name is The Corpus Clock but I seem to remember it was also called Chronophage (“Time gobbler”). It was inaugurated in 2008 by Stephen Hawking.

In Caffè Nero

We took rest and refreshments in a branch of Caffè Nero.

Domed building

Walking again, we passed this building with a dome. Such buildings always attract me as I have a yen to live in a domed building and have my study in the dome.

Grand Arcade

We passed through the Grand Arcade but ignored the tempting displays in the shops.

A bus to the station

As we had done a lot of walking, we thought it was fair to take a bus ride back to the station.

Aboard the train

At the station, we found a train going to King’s Cross within the next few minutes. (King’s Cross is nearer home than Liverpool Street Station). As our tickets were for any London station, we were able to take that train even though we had started from Liverpool Street.

Arriving at King’s Cross

When we arrived at King’s Cross, we were at the rear of the train and had a long walk to the ticket barriers. All this walking should make us fit and healthy!

The bus stop

We at last reached the bus stop outside the station. We didn’t have long to wait and even had a choice of two buses that arrived together.

Aboard the 30

The number 30 bus carried us up the hill to the Angel and home. We will prolong the pleasure of the day by ordering supper online and having it delivered to us.

And that’s not all: we still have the whole weekend ahead of us!