Moving to Ely

Moving to Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

So we have officially moved into the 3rd smallest city in the United Kingdom.  It comes complete with a Starbucks!!! Yippeeee!!! Having at least one place from home makes the transition a little easier. Any way, our little city has a whole lot of charm and a ton of great food places.  Home of the Ely Cathedral which I hear is one of the 7 wonders of the Medieval world. Originally, Ely was an island (during the last ice age)! And there were a bunch of Eels in the water surrounding the island, due to the fens.  Hence the name Ely. In the above picture I'm walking in front of St. Mary's Church and the white building is the TI (tourist information) and the home of the famous Oliver Cromwell. (more on him later)

Our house....

Is huge! The biggest house we've ever lived in! Originally this house was built on top of a tennis court that the house 3 houses away owned. It's 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, large living room, large back yard, it has a front gate and a couple rooms that I'm unsure of what they are for.  I think I actually have to buy furniture to put in it.  I think it's funny because everyone told us how houses here are a lot smaller and most American furniture doesn't fit. Well I guess they never saw a 600 sq ft apartment in DC or a row home in Baltimore. =)

This is a picture of the gate while open!  Mike and I couldn't believe that we could get a place with a gate. It's so neat! And the best part is it's free....

Here's a picture while standing in the back yard. Or as the Brits say... the Garden. It's really like the Secret Garden. There are so many amazing flowers and plants back here. They include: a walnut tree, an apple tree, a cherry tree, alstromeria, hypericum berries, sweet peas, Chinese lanterns, silver dollars, holly, evergreen, lillies, hydrangea, etc... 

This place is large enough for visitors and we would love love love to share.