Known as ‘Little Germany’ where Cambridge scholars debated the works of Martin Luther in the Early sixteenth century.
A birthplace of the reformation in England.
Archive for November, 2017
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Site of the White Horse Inn
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 21st 2017
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London 2017
You might recall that I used to make an annual trip to London that was organised by one of my former work colleagues. Sadly last year’s trip was the final one but another excuse to travel to London at the same time of year arose. We were meeting up for an evening meal with family [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2017
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2017
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The Round Church
The second-oldest building in Cambridge, The Round Church was built around 1130 and is one of only four round churches in the country.
Officially named The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge, it is thought to be architecturally inspired by the rotunda in the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Since 1994 there have been [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 17th 2017
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Cambridge – Day Three
After breakfast we loaded the car and made our way to reception to settle the bill. As we suspected they had added the Champagne to the bill twice although it was shown in two different ways so we nearly missed it. It took the staff some time to figure out what was amiss but they [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2017
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Cambridge – Day Two
After a good nights sleep we made our way across the courtyard to the breakfast room. The food options were extensive and the quality of the breakfast was fine but the service was disorganised. We were given the cooked breakfast menu to peruse and the waiter came back very quickly by which time Mr C [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2017
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Cambridge – Day One
Despite good intentions we set off on our journey to Cambridge later than intended. This meant we had to break for lunch on the motorway. The services in that part of the world are limited so we opted for a sandwich in Greggs.
We arrived at the hotel at 13.30 to find that our room was [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2017
