Wimpole

I've blogged about Wimpole estate and it's library before, but it's such a beautiful place one more post isn't going to do any harm.

John Craxton

I've already broken a promise I made to myself to blog with a some sort of regular schedule, never mind. Here are some photos that were leftover from the ones I shared last week, when I visited the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.

The museum had an exhibit of the work of neo-Romantic painter John Craxton. I know nothing about art, but I appreciated his use of bright colour and geometric shapes in his portraits. 

Galatas (sorry only painting I remembered to get the name of)

Fitzwilliam museum

Just along from Pembroke College in Cambridge, is the wonderful Fitzwilliam museum. It houses collections from the ancient world, medieval manuscripts and European and Oriental decorative art. The outside of the building is undergoing repair work, but the museum is open as usual.

The Egyptian artefacts are always my favourite, and unlike the chaotically busy British Museum, Fitzwilliam was practically empty so we could get nice and close to the displays.

Part of me does think that we should give all the artefacts back to their country of origin, but I am very grateful that I get to see them.  

 

 more pics after the cut:

Cambridge

This weekend we took a quick jaunt over to Cambridge. We were really lucky with the weather, it was perfect to have a stroll around and look at all the beautiful architecture of the university colleges.

King's College 

King's college 

King's College 

If you're in the area, there is a really tasty vegetarian/ vegan restaurant opposite King's, called Rainbow cafe. It is reasonably priced and has loads of options. All the food is freshly prepared on site using in season ingredients. I had Latvian Potato Bake, which tasted like proper comfort food, the only disappointed was the side salad, which was a bit too basic. For pudding I had lavender and chocolate vegan cheesecake, which was delicately flavoured and creamy. I'd also recommend the ginger beer.

Ranibow cafe, don't be put off by the slightly dodgy alleyway, it's a gem

Pembroke College 

A lot of the colleges charge an entrance fee, but Pembroke College allows visitors to stroll around the quad for free. It's my sisters old college, so I've stayed in one of the rooms when I visited in her first year, the buildings are stunning, but I remember her room was draughty and noisy.

Pembroke college