Ely

[enismirdal]

I have a desire to visit Ely before I graduate. This will involve a day trip or part of day trip, in which the X9 train (as they are CHEAP and FAST) will be caught at some nice sociable hour, I will alight in Ely, inspect various Ely-like things, and then get on another X9 train home at some pleasant hour of the afternoon or evening, to be back in Cambridge before Eni-dinner-time.

Date has not yet been decided but will not be in the next week, though may be the week after.

Does anyone want to accompany me on this adventure? Persons living outside the UK are also welcome, but you will have to pay your own air fare. ;)

Comments

[uisgebeatha.livejournal.com]

Ely is lovely; I went on a day trip after finals and mooched round the cathedral and also laughed at rustic types who asked me if I was 'from round these parts'. o.O

I might be heading Cam-wards round about the 15th or so, so if I don't make it to the Ely trip I'd like to meet up if you're free. :)

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

There should be much freedom of Enis and indeed I would like to meet up. I do not intend to get involved in the audience-participation aspect of Suicide Sunday, so I should be around and so far not too heavily booked between the start of May Week and graduation. :D

[uisgebeatha.livejournal.com]

Hurrah, well the only Suicide Sunday plans I have are possibly going to the RockSoc picnic and partaking of lesbian jelly wrestling. Are you going to a May Ball? Alas, I saved my money for the fare for coming down south, so all I'll be doing is going to parties and mooching with lovely geeks. It's a hard life, having finished uni, isn't it? :P

[naath.livejournal.com]

Suicide Sunday the CTS are punting :-)

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'll be doing that.

By "audience-participation part" I was referring to the traditional suicide element. :)

[mr-ricarno.livejournal.com]

How much does the X9 cost and how long does it take? I'm just asking because the train only costs a couple of quid and takes ~15 minutes. Might be easier than the bus, unless you have reasons not to use trains...

I'd like to join you, but I can't do the 9th, the 16th, or 18th-25th June. Other than that, I'm game! So to speak...

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Oooh! *runs to trainline and checks* You are quite right, m'dear - indeed, considering the bus is likely to be at least £2 each way, and the train is only £4.30 or so return, I am all in favour of trains and avoiding Evil Stagecoach!

Yay for having you along! That will be cool - I can't do pretty much all those dates either. Or 12, 14th or 17th! I'm thinking perhaps a provisional either 13th or 15th June...

[cobalt-skye.livejournal.com]

If you go to Ely and have any good feeling towards tea, cream teas or traditional English tea shops you must go
here (http://www.tea.co.uk/guildmembers.php?gmemDet=45). When to Ely on Sunday and it was fabulous. Cathedral no longer free to get into unfortunately. Quayside is gorgeous, as is the huge antiques shop (though you wouldn't know it from the outside) next to Peacocks.
Oh and you have to go see the foals in the field beneath the castle and buy an ice-cream from the wonderful ice-cream vans that are actually old cars of the ?1920s?

*enthuses*

[emperor]

Ely pretty :)

[shortcipher]

Definitely. I just hope I don't get caught up in matters piratical at the wrong moment. :-)

[senji.livejournal.com]

I probably won't be able to go to Ely, but if you do then there is a good pub at the end of Annesdale which does PubGrub at Lunch and Dinner, is near the station, and near the river.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I'd quite like to give my camera some exercise in the cathedral at some point. (Living in Cambridge I can go to Ely any time, though.)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I went to Ely and looked at the cathedral and got a very nice archangels poster which severely puzzled everyone who all asked "Why?" But I've already been and am agh, too busy, so don't suppose I would make your trip whenever it is.