Ely, United Kingdom

... ; I was met by Neil and we had a small walk to his house.  We did not stay long before we visited the Cathedral of Ely.  Wow!  The cathedral was amazing.  I have never seen anything like it.  It truly makes anything old in the USA ...

... 7 or so great men of the early church starting from the 900s (The full inscription above their bones in Ely Cathedral reads, "Sub conduntur ossa VII virorium de Eliensibus optime meritorum, ad Ecceles Cathedralum solemniter translata MCLIV; Postea in ...

... retreat with "little castle", house and horse training facility. Excellent tour. Not a lot else happened except driving to Ely, nice looking town with cathedral waiting to be explored and excellent accommodation. Feeels like a friend has lent you his ...

Blazing hot and off to drop the car and get a bus to Cambridge. Walking tour of town. Mixed grandeur and shabby architecture but you can't expect much different from a place the Romans lived in and has been rebuilt over ever since. The older stuff is much ...