Beautiful St. Ives, UK

After a long month of waiting, our internet is finally up and running.  I've been eager to get some blogs posted and share some of what we've been up to since we moved into the house.  Today, I'd like to give you a small tour of St. Ives, it's one of my favorite cities.  Towering church steeples, swans floating on the river, and quiet streets draw me to this place.  While waiting on John, I spent the day wandering the streets, walking along the river, and taking pictures.  I was fortunate to avoid the rain today.  The temps were cooler than I'd like.  I'm finding out 68 degrees is a pretty average temperature here.  We have hit a few upper 70's.

Don't forget...click on any photo in order to see full view.

How cute were the birds all lined up in a row. 

Love the music we hear everywhere we go!

Afternoon in St. Ives, UK

John's co-workers got together for lunch at this wonderful little restaurant/pub, The Abbot's Elm in the Village of Abbot's Ripton, so John picked me up to join them. 

 

After lunch, he dropped me off in the riverside city of St. Ives.  I walked the city center and photographed the city, watched the swans along the river's edge, and enjoyed a coffee at the Costa coffee shop.  I was nervous about being alone, but enjoyed the quiet time.  The cutest little British girl and her dad came down to feed the swans and the ducks.  Loved listening to her accent as she talked to the birds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John picked me up, thank goodness before my cell phone died, and we ended the day with a cider at The Dragoon.