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2005-07-08

Well, I'm now moved into a very pleasant house in East Cambridge, the housemates are friendly, there's a park down the road, a common down two roads, shops round the corner and it seems to be sunny all the time. So far I'm liking Cambridge.

But I haven't quite left Cheltenham, there's one more car load of things to drag over the country, and one more excuse to head out for a bit of fun in the throbbing town. On Tuesday we attempted this, but discovered that absolutely nothing happens then. I'm not certain, but it's likely that I've never sampled a Cheltenham Tuesday night before, so at least I have now. Fridays are better, though, so it looks like a good final night is in order.

On my journeys from here to there, or back again, I passed by signs pointing off to Stowe Landscape Gardens. As I was running early on my way down today, I decided to be tempted in, partly because some of the people I met at Fountains had raved about it, but also to make some use of my free entry.

Stowe, it turns out, is a place set up to be pretty. It's quite impossible to walk around it with a camera with the lens cap on. The moment you click it into place you'll notice yet another enticing vista. The product, of course, of the Rich wanting a walk that reminded them of their holidays or the Grand Masters hanging in their halls. Well worth a long visit.

Vegetable Clam
Vegetable Clam

Reflected Vista
Reflected Vista

Spike and a Bridge, just needs ladies with parasols
Spike and a Bridge, just needs ladies with parasols

Wall of English Worthies, although I'm not sure what relegates the two at either end to an eternity of shrubbery
Wall of English Worthies, although I'm not sure what relegates the two at either end to an eternity of shrubbery

Alfred gets a good write up, and a central seat
Alfred gets a good write up, and a central seat

So many follies
So many follies

A Chinese fish
A Chinese fish

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