Summer sun in Cambridge

My dear Friends

Summer seems to have hit Cambridge at last, with temperatures soaring, especially yesterday. What to do on a fine day-well I spent the morning showing my Lithuanian friend Lauras round one of the colleges called St John's. These fine Mediaeval buildings have several courts, opening out finally onto a huge expanse of green, which borders the river. You can access this green by walking over the Bridge of Sighs, named after its couterpart in Venice and every bit as beautiful; its quite an experience to gaze down and see the people being slowly punted (by a long pole in this narrow boat)on the river Cam. And the gardens are really spectacular.

Coming out onto the street we sat in a special park, which houses the craft fair at weekends and where I brought in the Shabbat once with a group of young people from Israel. Then we lazily sat on the wall in Trinity Street.

We parted, but I wasn't quite finished with colleges for the day for, after doing a little work in the University library, I decided to take the rest of the day off and wander round Darwin College, also on the river. Legend has it that the great man composed his book on evolution by walking up and down one of the balconies there, but I think the legend is apocryphal! I sat by the river and watched the punts for quite a long time-a German group was having particular fun and at one stage I thought they might fall in!

Easter is almost upon us and the dark days over. The resurrection is already apparent in the glorious nature we are experiencing and the summer sun warms the heart. Some of you in other countries might not be agreeing with me so all I can wish you are long, happy and lazy days of warm weather.

And Shalom!
Sister Gila