On the same day we visited the pumpkin patch in October, we drove and took the Park&Ride into Cambridge. We grabbed lunch at Nanna Mexico, which does some pretty darn good burritos. Mexican food in England is just not like Mexican food in America; we have frequently been disappointed by various iterations on tacos, nachos, and even margaritas. But Nanna is pretty good! We found out that British people pronounce the "j" in jalapeño as well.
We enjoyed a brief walk around the city center, and enjoyed seeing the colorful ivy on buildings as the leaves changed color. Because it doesn't freeze very often here, and it's not a "deep" freeze when it does, the fields remain surprisingly green throughout the autumn and winter. However, the leaves do change color and fall from most of the trees and hedgerows, which makes driving in the late fall/winter quite enjoyable -- you can see much further out toward the horizons along rolling hills. We also noticed that a lot more trees and shrubs have brightly colored berries on them here -- shades of bright orange, red, pink, and deep purple dominate as the leaves change color as well.
Our walk led us to the playground on Jesus Green, where we met our friends Dan and Elisa and their son for some energy-burning for the kiddos. Afterward, we went to a cute little Italian coffeeshop with delicious (and THICK!) hot chocolate and enjoyed some good conversation while Charlotte and her friend played with toys in the children's area. A nice Saturday out!
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| Walking of burritos in Cambridge |
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| Playtime! |
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| This was way more work for Mama than for Charlotte |
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| Pretty leaves & berries on the trees of our neighbor's front garden |
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