Cambridge And Angel Spice

September is almost over, and we are still having fabulous autumn weather around here. I am trying to get as much as possible of my summer blogging done, so I can get on with my actual current life events.

So back on July 24th…seems so long ago, while my mom and my sister were here, we took a daytrip to Cambridge. For many in Ukraine, the word “Cambridge” just sounds so cool and old and sophisticated. All our visitors here get to go to this charming town since we live so close.

When we first arrived to Cambridge, we found a spot along river Cam to have a picnic.

The ducks came of course.

We had lots of bread with us, but one of the kids still managed to feed them some cucumbers.

A side note—here is Katya modeling her hand-made bag:). It’s made out of her old pillow case—great summer “purse”.

We watched these young swans, at least I hope they are swans, and noticed some of them had their legs folded weirdly on their bag. We were convinced something was wrong with them. Until tonight.

I finally asked this question about a weird leg on google, and here is what one website said “

Is it normal for a swan to fold one of its legs up onto its back?

Yes. It's like us crossing our legs, plus the large surface area of the foot is used for body temperature control like an elephant's ear, absorbing heat from the sun when necessary. (from http://www.theswansanctuary.org.uk/faq.php).

Of course, one of the highlights of a day in Cambridge is punting on the river Cam.

And seeing cool buildings.

Bridge of Sighs.

One must visit the center of Cambridge. It’s only a short walk away from the river and is very beautiful. Basically, while you are on a boat you can see the back of many colleges, but if walking towards the center, you can see more of their frontal views.

For dinner, we decided to give “Angel Spice” in Stilton a second try.

Back in February, this was the place where we attempted to eat after our Nottingham daytrip. And this is where Border Patrol people decided to interrupt our evening by shutting down the whole restaurant in order to check all employees’ immigration documents.

We were happy to see that the restaurant was still there and not closed down. This was my mom’s first time trying Indian and Lyena’s second time (firs time was in Tokyo). It was yummy!

I am sure this is not the last time you are having Indian food, right, mama and Lyena? (wink, wink).

Lyana.