A Hot but Wonderful Saturday

On Saturday, Gerrit and I drove to Ely- a city that used to be an uninhabitable island surrounded by water in East Anglia. I had already been once before with my friend Alison but I thought Gerrit would appreciate seeing the history and the architecture. Here is the post about my first visit to Ely. Unfortunately, the tower that I had gone on previously- The Octagon Tour- was completely filled by the time we showed up at noon-thirty. Instead, we went on the West Tower Tour which was equally awesome. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy:

 After our 2 hour tour plus some exploring the Cathedral on our own, we walked to the river and went to the Peacocks Tearoom. It was so warm we decided against the tea but voted for the Bailey's Iced Coffee and, of course, fruit scones with jam and clotted cream.! Here are a few pictures from the tea room:

And for dinner Saturday, after a wonderful trip, I made a new recipe which turned out utterly fantastic! One last picture of my scrumptious Lemon Basil Chicken'N'Roasted Veggie Pasta:

Ely, UK

I went with my friend, Alison, to Ely. It used to be Isle of Ely when it used to be completely surrounded by water. Alas, it is no longer an Isle but its still a fantastic place to visit. We planned to go to an amazing little tea room but sadly, it was closed, being only open Wed-Sun. Instead, we ate at a little cafe that was pretty good. Alison had a cheesy sort of vegetable cake/lasagna except there were no noodles, and I had a fantastic chicken caesar salad which came with bacon; if all English caeser salads come with bacon, I will start ordering more of them!

After lunch, we toured the Ely Cathedral. We did the Octagon Tower tour where you actually get to go up into the tour, and walk up tiny spiral stair cases, open wooden panels 65 ft high that are painted with angels, and admire the Ely landscape from the roof. It was absolutely amazing! Here are a few of the pictures. Unfortunately, my camera died before we actually went up in the tower. I am hoping to get a few pictures from Alison and will post them to give you a better idea of what we saw on the tour.