Lesley Goes to Cambridge!

Follow all my adventures abroad at Cambridge!

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One Last Excursion

This past weekend has been a blast. On Saturday, I went to Stamford and visited Burghley House, which is Rosings Park in the 2005 adaption of Pride and Prejudice. It was very different from what it seemed in the movie. They definitely worked the angles in the movie.

The outside was absolutely beautiful but the inside I felt was just so gaudy. It was basically a "Look at how many paintings I have and look at how much money I have and I'm going to put it all on my walls". That being said, it was still pretty incredible. 

The house also had a really cool Garden of Surprise and Sculpture Garden. It was really funny because when we asked the information desk the lady told us that there was a chemical imbalance in the Garden of Surprise and we were all really confused about why a garden would have a chemical imbalance. But it all made sense when we got there.

After wandering around the house and gardens, we went into the town center and wandered some more. Chris and I found a matchmaker store. Like an actual I will set you up with a good man and find you a husband kind of matchmaker.

On Sunday, I went to Newbury to see Highclere Castle. I had to go through London Victoria Coach Station and then take a train from London Paddinginton. It was a long 4 hour journey to get there, but boy was it worth it.

I was definitely creeping on this couple on the train though. I heard them say Downton Abbey and I was like, I should definitely try to get up to the castle with them because the only way to get there was by taxi. So when we got off the train, they were in line to ask about train times back to London and I went up to the wife and pretended that I didn't know how to get the castle and she was like, oh we're going there right now, you can come with us. It was pretty great. 

And the gardens were so beautiful.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to take picture inside. But it was so exciting to recognize parts of the house, although everything was definitely smaller than it seems in the show. Another sneaky working of the angles. 

As I was passing the room used for Lady Edith in the show, these two older ladies were whispering to each other, "Oh, this isn't like Edith as all." I thought it was hilarious because they were acting like Edith was their best friend.

Tea in the gardens:

My awkward selfies because I didn't have anyone to take a photo of me:

And the perfect ending? I went to the ticket booth to see if they could call a taxi for me and the Canadian couple I drove up with were waiting for their taxi and they let me come with them! So I saved 40 pounds worth of taxi fare. Booyah. 

On Monday night, I went to a wine tasting at Cambridge Wine Merchants. I found that I defintely don't like red wine, I like white wine ok, but I really really really like dessert wine. MmmmMm. 

We also finally went into Fitzbillies and got use some hot chocolate and eclairs. Nom!

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“Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep- while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?”

Edgar Allan Poe, A Dream Within a Dream

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Library shenanigans in preparation for finals tomorrow. 

I'm gonna miss these guys so much

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My friend made an amazing time lapse video of our time in Cambridge. 

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Hallelujah, praise the Lord. For the first time this summer, I took a shower without the water all the way up to my ankles.

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Oh, don't mind me. I'm just drinking tea out of a bowl because I'm too lazy to go buy a mug

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Revelations and Realizations

I've come to accept that I'm never going to be the person who's always going out to parties and dancing. I'm never going to be the person who know's everyone and everyone knows. I'm never going to be the person who has plans every single night. No matter how much I want to be. 

I feel like every time I go somewhere new, I tell myself, for once, I'm going to be that person. I'm going to be so outgoing. I'm going to be so adventurous. I'm going to befriend every single person I meet. But that never happens.

More often than not, I'd rather have a night in. I don't like going to the clubs. I don't like hanging out just to drink. I don't make friends that easily.

I always look to those people and I'm so envious. So jealous. I want to be them. Why can't I be just like them? I feel like I should be funnier. I should be nicer. I should be more adventurous. 

But I've come to realize, that's not who I am. I'm not that person naturally outgoing or the life of the party. And even though I don't know if I'm ok with that or fully accepted that yet, I know that's who I am and I can't help it. 

Does this mean I'm insecure? Maybe. Probably. It's very likely. But at the same time, I feel like it's good that I want to be that person. I think it's good that I want to be more outgoing and adventurous. It's something I can work towards.

Maybe one day I'll accomplish this goal, maybe I never will. Who knows. What I do know is what kind of person I am now. I'd rather hang in my room watching tv or cuddling up with a new book and a cup of tea than go out to a bar or a club. I'd rather be all by my lonesome than feel like I'm forcing myself to be part of a ginormous group of people. 

So...with that, I'm sorry I ruined the to watch Richard III tonight, but I just needed a night in.

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I started watched The Americans today. Espionage? Good. Keri Russell? Good. Not doing my essay? Good.

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Because I'm bored and it's raining outside.

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A Little Self-indulgence Never Hurt Anyone (...I Think)

So...I might have gone shopping again...just maybe. I blame the post office, because to go all the way to the post office means passing through the shopping areas where are the pretty clothes are and then...this happens. I keep using "THIS IS CAMBRIDGE, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!" as my excuse, but I'm pretty sure that's doesn't really apply to shopping (although it does apply to traveling 130 miles to go to Highclere Castle, a.k.a. Downton Abbey).

I think I need to work on my self control. But I'll get to that when I get home. 

First stop, New Look:

I don't normally wear pink, but for some reason, I thought this was a really pretty color and I really liked the semi-peplum look of it.

I got this dress for super duper ridiculously cheap because it was on sale and it was missing two buttons. I'm going to have to find a store that sells buttons around here to fix it because I want to wear it to the last winter formal. The material is kind of strange; it's a mix between spandex and wetsuit, but softer. It has a very formal look to it and if I just throw on the pink top over it, I think I may be able to make it business-y.

I had to include a picture of the back of this dress...IT'S ENTIRELY BACKLESS. I don't quite know how I feel about that yet. I think I'll be wearing a black cami under it for now.

As I was standing in the checkout line, I saw these adorable socks. They were 3 for 4 pounds, so I got some. Good job stores, your sneaky sneaky ways are working.

Miss Selfridge:

These shorts actually aren't a recent purchase. I had wandered into this store a month ago and they were having a massive sale (actually, all the stores were having massive sales then, which wasn't really good for my newly discovered shop-a-holic tendencies). I wore these to Barcelona and I'm so glad I found them. They're semi-high waisted, not all the way up to waistline, but just a little below my belly button, and a wonderful tapestry like pattern (my inner grandma is overjoyed). They're a little bit thick, which isn't exactly great for hot summer weather, but I just don't care.

When I went back to Miss Selfridges this week, they were having a massive sale on dresses and me, a person who absolutely adores dresses, went mad. I actually walked in 20 minutes before the store was closing so the dressing rooms were closed, but the sales lady was like, "If you want, you can just buy all of them, try them on at home, and return the ones you don't want." Well guess what I did, I bought all the dresses...well, only 4. This dress was the only one I really liked enough to keep. It's a beautiful summer dress and I don't even care that summer is ending. I will wear it. 

Nomads:

I had never noticed this store before at all. It's a tiny store on King's Parade across from King's College. I noticed this store the first time at the last formal hall when I went to go listen to my friend sing outside King's College. During that, a group of the Egyptian girls stopped in front of this store to take a group photo and I made a mental note to go take a look the next day. 

Walking into this store was probably one of the top 10 best decisions I've ever made, maybe an over-exaggeration, but you get the point. This tiny shop was selling handmade goods from India, Malaysia, Thailand, and other countries from around there. There was jewelry, tapestry, china, and other beautiful trinkets. I saw these amazing tapestry patterned silk scarves that were absolutely gorgeous. I had been looking for a tapestry scarf for ages and I wanted to buy all of them. (Un)fortunately the 50 pound price tag deterred me. 

However, I did see a bunch of rings. I have been in a massive ring mood ever since Barcelona and the knot ring I saw. I've never been a big ring person, but for some reason, I really want one now. The shop had a bunch of rings like this one with different stones set in them, but I liked the turquoise the best. I'm so glad I was able to find a ring that fit because I have massively fat fingers and rings never fit, although the ring ended up being a bit loose. I've been wearing this ring everyday now and I'm so in love it. 

(do you like my makeshift ring holder?)

Primark:

I felt like I had to go to Primark one last time before I left, even though I'm actually not a big fan of it. I had heard so much about it before I left, but when I'm actually there, I don't really see all that much stuff that I really want. Sure, there are pretty things that I ohh and ahh at, but nothing I'd buy for myself. Haha, and not I'm going to tell you that I ended up buying some things. 

The first is this maxi skirt. I've been inspired by all of my Mormon friends to wear maxi skirts. They're not allowed/supposed to wear very revealing clothes, so they wear a lot of long skirts. I have one friend who pulls off the midi skirt so beautifully, but I don't think I'm ready to go there yet. 

I have a black long sleeved shirt from Target that I wear all the time during the winter, so I thought I'd stock up on some more long sleeve shirts for the upcoming winter. Nothing super exciting about them except for the fact that they were only 3 pounds each. Wheee!

Dorothy Perkins:

I had seen this store around, but I was kind of afraid to go in. I assumed this was a really expensive, high-end store so I always just walked past it. But I saw their ginormous summer sale sign so I thought, what the heck, and walked in. Boy am I glad that I did. They had such beautiful things and they weren't even that horribley priced. A really nice dress is 17 pounds, a t-shirt 5, pants 15, all around Primark prices, but way better quality. The really expensive clothing were the more professional work type clothing that I wasn't even looking at. But the best part besides the sale was that they were having a 20% shoe sale and students get an extra 15% off. Guuurl, I'm going to town in this store. 

This first shirt was on sale and it's beautiful. I really like the sheer paneling on the top and the flowing lace on the bottom. It's really ladylike and I feel like I can dress it up or down. 

Going along with my getting some staple items theme, I got two plain t-shirts that were 2 for 8 pounds. I realized that I don't actually have a plain white t-shift, so I took this chance to get one. They're really soft and wonderful. 

These shoes were part of the 20% off shoe sale going on. My current flats actually got ruined when it suddenly starting pouring rain. I'm a bit iffy about the pointed toe, but I love the different materials. I'll make it work. 

Lastly, I got these two bits of jewelry. This necklace is super dainty, but that's how I like my necklaces. Either small and dainty or on a long chain. 

And these earings are just super classy. 'Nuff said.

What I've learned about myself these past few days: I'm a shop-a-holic. I super big part of it is the British pound to American dollar conversion. I keep thinking in dollars and everything sounds so cheap. Aiyaaa. 

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So I absolutely fail at updating but I'll try to smoosh everything in here

Parker, Kyla, Alessandra, and I went kayaking to Granchester for tea. We accidentally moored on Lord Jeffrey Archer's land. Thankfully his PA was super understanding when she realized we were just lost. We ended up mooring literally on the other side of their fence.

I went to Oxford. It was kind of like Cambridge but with a lot more walking. We did have a drink in the Eagle and Child though, which is where Tolkien and C. S. Lewis used to meet for their writers' group.

I went to London, which was amazing! In the morning, we took a tour of Parliament, which I'm so glad I went because I got to see all the amazing gothic architecture inside. In the afternoon, we saw Wicked at the Apollo Victoria! I really enjoyed it, although I definitely thought the two times I saw it at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco was better. The British accents were distracting at times. Finally, in the evening, we saw Macbeth at the Globe Theatre! I definitely enjoyed the experience of being there a lot more than the actual play, but I still loved it. And Billy Boyd (aka Pippin) was playing Banquo!

I went to Bath. The Jane Austen Centre was a bit disappointing, but I wandered and found Royal Victoria Park, which was gorgeous. And the Roman baths were so amazing and lovely and wonderful, although the water did taste coppery and gross. And I was able to get my gothic geekiness on at Bath Abbey. I kind of wish I wrote about it for my Gothic Architecture paper, but I'm still glad I chose Beverley Minster (which reminds me, I need to tell my sister I chose to write about a a building with her name in it)

PKP had a talent show. I was so much fun. People have so much talent and it makes me so jealous.

I sat in Auntie's Tea Shop by myself and just had tea and scones and just spend the afternoon writing. It was wonderful and so relaxing. I need to do it more often.

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Adventures to Ely

(I found this post saved as a draft from way back. I don't quite know why I didn't post it, but this was at the height of my Gothic craze. Lol. I think I was trying to be super academic. Enjoy!)

My Gothic Architecture class visited Ely on Friday to see Ely Cathedral, this enormous cathedral built in the Gothic style. It has an incredible mix of Romanesque and Gothic architecture throughout the cathedral and it's amazing to see the transition of Romanesque to Gothic, even the transitions through early, middle, and late Gothic, and the evolution of architecture that was occurring the England. 

Ely was a huge center of power for William the Conqueror. When he usurps England, he began to build castles and rebuild churches and cathedrals in order to assert his power. Before William the Conqueror, England did not have any castles and almost all of the religious buildings were underground. So when William the Conqueror came, Ely Cathedral was rebuilt in the Romanesque (a.k.a. Norman) style, another feature that was introduced by William the Conquer. Romanesque is short for Normandy, and William the Conqueror, of course, is also known as William of Normandy. 

Ely Cathedral was built on the highest point in the city. Apparently, according to my professor, on a very, very, clear day, we can see Ely Cathedral from Cambridge, but I'm not all that convinced. Since Ely was a huge center for William the conqueror, the cathedral is ginormous, especially for such a small town. It has the 5th longest nave in England. It's pretty incredible considering how all the churches and cathedrals are constantly competing with each other to have to have the most impressive architecture and size and a cathedral in this tiny little town, and in a place that has no stone quarries of its own, has the 5th longest nave. 

Ely was originally begun in the Romanesque style, starting from the East to the West. Cathedrals were always built from East to West because the most important part of the building was built first, and in the case of cathedrals, the altar is always on the East end. The original East facade all the way to the end of the nave was built in the Romanesque style. But by the time they got around to building the Western wall, Gothic architecture was becoming the latest trend so the masons finished the building in the Gothic style. 

Throughout the Gothic period, there were several rebuilding of the cathedral, especially on the Eastern end. The nave remains the largest component of Romanesque architecture in Ely Cathedral, although you can see remnants of it on the outside and the windows.

The crossing tower collapsed circa 1320 and was rebuilt in an amazing octagonal shape. A bay from the nave was removed, reducing the size of the nave, but allowing the mason to create an octagon shape that would be more stable than the original square. 

The south transept has several round arch openings, a feature that is very Romanesque. You can see, however, bits of Gothic tracery in the (arches and windows) at the very top, meaning by the time the masons got to the top of the transept, Gothic architecture was beginning to have an influence.

In the aisles next to the chapel, you can really see the transition from early Gothic to middle Gothic. In 1220, the East end was rebuilt and extended to accommodate the large numbers of pilgrims who were coming to the cathedral to pray, and of course, to compete with all the other cathedrals. 6 bays were added and they were built in the early Gothic style. From 1320 to 1350, the first 3 bays were rebuilt in the middle Gothic style. The middle Gothic style is also known as decorative Gothic in England, and in France, flamboyant. Tracery in the windows is introduced, the spandrels (space around arches) are beginning to be filled with decoration, the capitals are more octagonal and geometric, and the vaulting becomes more complex with the introduction of lierne vaulting. 

You can see traces of the original painting that would have been on the walls. I think the saddest part of Gothic Architecture is knowing that these amazingly gorgeous cathedrals used to be filled with color and life and now all we can see is white-washed walls. When King Henry VIII created the church of England, he had all of the walls Catholic churches and cathedrals white-washed.  All the statues and figures of saints were torn out, and when the figure couldn't be taken out, they were defaced. Stain-glass windows were removed and replaced with simpler versions (any stain glass you see today are 19th century replacements). The remnants of the destruction of the original design can very clearly seen in Ely. 

I think that was such a dark time in English history and it makes me so sad thinking about all the beautiful art that was destroyed during that time. I see the remnants of paint and even from that little amount, I can tell that these cathedrals used to be so decorated and ornate and incredible. 

Fun Fact: Catholic churches and cathedrals didn't originally have pews in them. Catholic ceremonies only lasted 15 minutes long. Pews were introduced by Protestants who had to sit through extremely long sermons.

Now introducing, a series I like to call, "Figures posing in snarky positions":

These are absolutely hilarious because someone made a conscious decision to make this figure in this position, and most likely someone else approved it. 

And some more beautiful pictures of the church:

We happened to visit the cathedral the day the "Rave in the Nave" was happening. It definitely thought it was drug filled partying, but it was surprising a church event that was supposed to bring out spiritual awareness and help the youth connect. Hmmm. But they sure had interesting decorations:

And their smoke machine really helped my camera capture the light coming in from the windows:

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Take Me Back to Barcelona

Barcelona was amazing. It didn't even matter that I have absolutely no Spanish language skills at all. There were so many incredible sights and delicious food. I wish I could have stayed there for another week.

But I'll just tell you about my favorite part of the weekend. 

The second day we were in Barcelona, Sunday, Kyla and I went on a walking tour. On this tour, we passed by a bunch of cathedrals and churches in the Gothic Quarter, but didn't go into any of them. So of course, in order to feed my recently found Gothic architecture obsession, I decided I would go back and visit them. 

Luckily for me, Kyla wanted to go to mass on Monday since we didn't have time to actually go into the cathedral Sunday. It was perfect because while she was at mass, I got to walk around the city and visit all the churches. I woke up at 7 in the morning, showered and ate breakfast, and left the hostel around 8. The plan was to visit Cathedral de Barcelona, which opened at 8 AM, and then walk to Santa Maria del Mar and Santa Maria del Pi, both of which opened at 9 AM. 

I had absolutely no idea how to get to Cathedral de Barcelona. I only remembered how to get there from the meeting point of the walking tour, Placa del Angels, and that right next to the plaza was a metro stop. So I hopped on the metro, which took about 15 minutes. From there, I easily found the cathedral. 

It was amazing to be outside the cathedral and just be able to stare at the architecture without all the tourists gathering in front. I loved the fact that it was deserted and the only other people present were the church go-ers and a volunteer standing at the entrance. Unfortunately for me, the volunteer became a problem. 

As I neared the entrance, I saw a sign showing what visitors could and couldn't wear. An image of a female figure in a short dress and shoulders showing had a giant red cross through it and another image of a female figure showed that a short sleeve dress covering the knees was ok. I paused a bit after seeing this, as I was in a tank top and shorts. I decided to just go for. Maybe I'll be able to sneak in. But at I neared the door, the volunteer gave me a stern look, shook his head and his finger at me. Darn. So close. At this point, it was 8:20 and I was behind schedule. 

Determined to go inside this cathedral, I decided to walk back to the hostel and change. I had just the faintest idea of where the cathedral was and kind of remembered the area around it, so I began to walk in the general direction I thought the hostel was in. Good thing I was right. And it was kind of ridiculous. Walking back to the hostel ended up taking less them than taking the metro and then walking to the cathedral. 

After I changed into a t-shirt and leggings, I walked back to the cathedral, ready to show the volunteer that nothing could stop me from getting in. I was so sad to see that he had left and a woman replaced him. As I crossed the threshold, I saw him come out of a side door, ready to go back to the entrance of the cathedral. He saw me, smiled, and gave me a thumbs up. I don't know why, but I felt so proud of myself. Haha. My mind was going, "See? I can wear the right thing and go inside the cathedral."

The cathedral itself was amazing. I loved actually being able to go inside and look at all the different parts of the building and understand why they're like that and what influenced it. I have such a better understanding of the churches and cathedrals now. I made me want to go back to France and really look at Notre Dame. 

The crossing tower:

The choir screen:

The side chapels:

The East end/altar:

The cloister:

I loved that I actually got to see the cloister area. All the churches and cathedrals that I visited in England with my Gothic architecture class didn't have cloisters anymore. They were all destroyed in the Protestant Reformation, so to be able to see this was pretty amazing. 

Next, I walked to Santa Maria Del Mar. I thought it was going to be a far walk, but it ended up only taking me 3 minutes. Google Maps lied and said it was take 10 minutes. 

On the way, I passed by a Happy Pills store:

And the streets were so quiet:

Santa Maria del Mar:

Center aisle:

Romanesque lady chapel:

South aisle:

West end:

After that I made my way to my last stop, Santa Maria del Pi. This one was really tough to find. I don't know what Google Maps was on when I looked up where the churches were because it definitely told me that Santa Maria del Pi was 4 minutes from Cathedral de Barcelona. I ended up wandering around and trying to find it for a good 20 minutes. 

Luckily for me, on the way, I found another church. I don't know the name of this church, was it was definitely the smallest of the ones I saw and the least extravagant.

Center aisle:

North wall:

Continuing from this church, I found myself at La Rambla. This is basically a tourist trap. It had stands selling souvenirs, flower stalls, and artists selling their work. When Kyla and I strolled down La Rambla on Saturday, there were merchants' tents at the end of the street selling hand-made goods. There was a stall selling sterling silver rings. I saw a simple ring that I really liked. It was a band of silver that looped to form a knot. Unfortunately, it was too expensive, so I didn't buy it. On Sunday, when I was talking to some girls I met, they said that they had gone to the merchants' stall and gotten some rings after haggling down the price. So on Monday, I decided I would walk to the tents and see if I could haggle myself a ring. I was so sad to see that the tents weren't there. I thought maybe it was just too early that that they would be there later in the day, but when Kyla and I walked there later in the afternoon on our way to the beach, they still weren't there. I guess they were just a weekend thing. :(

But back to the churches, after wandering and trying to find the church, I managed to find it and went inside. This church was the most different. It was a Catalan church which meant it wasn't a tall; instead, it was large in width.

Apparently, all the wandering made me forget to take pictures of the church, so I'll provide some Google images.

I absolutely loved being by myself in city and having to navigate the streets. It's definitely very different from walking as part of tour and being led around by someone. I felt like I really connected the city and got to know it, and it I went back, I'd be able to find my way again.

I also loved that it was morning. The heat hadn't gotten too back and most of the streets were empty, at least the small side alleys were. The people in the main streets were mostly people trying to get to work. It lovely to see the streets without the tourists and craziness you get later in the afternoon.

Barcelona was amazing. I learned so much history of Catalunya and I ate so much delicious food and drank the nectar of the gods, Sangria. If I could go back and keep wandering the streets, I would happily do so.

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It was so hot we went to McDonalds to get McFlurries

They were a little disappointing because they don't actually "McFlurry" it in England. They kind of just top the ice cream with chocolate chips or whatever kind of McFlurry topping you get and hand it to you.

But it was still delicious. 

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Wandering, Wandering

I found myself wandering into Fitzwilliam Museum the other day. It was just so hot that I wanted to get out of the sun. 

Here are some of the beautiful art I saw:

I particularly enjoyed the self portraits:

and the paintings of little children:

The Fitzwilliam Museum has an Afro Comb exhibition right now and the combs are absolutely gorgeous. I don't know if I would ever actually use something that looks like that as a comb, but they sure are pretty to look at:

The building itself is a work of art, built in the Neo-Classical style. I could actually stand and stare at the walls and moldings forever:

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Shakespearean Festivities

Holy smokes. Why had I not done this earlier?

I went to Shakespeare in the Garden today and absolutely loved it. Every year, Cambridge has a Shakespeare Festival and they put multiple shows every night for about 2 months. 

I had seen sign ups for the plays earlier but was never really into Shakespeare. But this time, there were sign ups for "Comedy of Errors" and I remember my friend, Sydney, talking about she went to see it with her family last weekend and it was amazing. She didn't see it in Cambridge, but she still loved it. So seeing chance to see this comedy, I jumped on it. And boy and I happy I did.

First of all, it was so nice to see a Shakespeare comedy as opposed to one of his tragedies. All we ever read at school was tragedy. Romeo and Juliet. Macbeth. Hamlet. All death-y and sadness. A comedy was a breath of fresh air.

Second, seeing a play as opposed to reading it, is just so much better. I got see the actor's expressions and hear their inflection. They go beyond the words. They have motions and extra bits and sexual innuendos. It's incredible. I was worried I would get sleepy because I've always hated reading Shakespeare, but I was laughing the whole time. 

I'm so glad I went to see Comedy of Errors tonight. I'm going to see Much Ado About Nothing tomorrow before the show finishes on the 27th. The Shakespeare festival is also putting on A Midsummer's Night's Dream, Hamlet, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. I think I'm going to see all of them. 

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I'm Feeling Classy

Monday night was our Formal Hall. Time time we went to King's. 

Kylie and Mariah had these gorgeous hats they bought in Edinburgh. They were adorable. 

Just look at this classiness.

Dining hall:

Dessert. Coconut bavois, star anise meringue, lime sorbet, banana: