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Cambridge, Dahling
Stuart and I went on a day trip to Cambridge. Apparently, so did every child under 15 in Italy. Geez. It was packed! I felt like they had invaded the city. Apart from that, we really enjoyed our day out. Cambridge is compact and easy to walk. We had nice weather which also helped.
I made him take a photo of me with the "holy grail"
of postboxes: the Victoria Regina one!
King's College green (I think)
17th century grave stones
Henry VIII. Sort of why it's called King's College...
Exterior stone work
The world's largest example of a fan ceiling
Sadly photos can never do the stained-glass windows full justice.
"Henricus Rex"- aka King Henry!
Extensive grounds behind the college and cathedral
Standing on a bridge over the river Cam. Those folks are
punting behind us. Due to the gorgeous weather (especially
for England!) everyone and their mother was out.
The main street in Cambridge- and 90% of all Italy...
Punting! We got lucky and were in the "private" section facing the back of the boat. The other groups had to share their space. :) This was our rower/punter or whatever he was called. Everyone said we should do this, and I honestly thought it was just riding in a boat. It's not. The whole experience was wonderful. Seeing the city from the river was amazing. The buildings take on a different look from the boat. I would definitely do it again.
A hen do (bachelorette party) passing by
I believe that's the oldest bridge there ahead of us...
This bridge had a funny name due to it being the passage for
students going to their final exams or something. Apparently it was
quite stressful!
Old Norman building
More views of the city
A very strange clock outside one of the shops. If you notice, it's a cricket
on top of the dial. It "moves" by pushing the dial around. Very, very
odd.. and a bit disturbing.
I made him take a photo of me with the "holy grail"
of postboxes: the Victoria Regina one!
King's College green (I think)
We went to see the Cathedral at King's College. It was gorgeous. Sadly, after they took our 5£ (each!) it closed about 20 minutes later giving us hardly any time to really see it.
17th century grave stones
Henry VIII. Sort of why it's called King's College...
Exterior stone work
The world's largest example of a fan ceiling
Sadly photos can never do the stained-glass windows full justice.
"Henricus Rex"- aka King Henry!
Extensive grounds behind the college and cathedral
Standing on a bridge over the river Cam. Those folks are
punting behind us. Due to the gorgeous weather (especially
for England!) everyone and their mother was out.
The main street in Cambridge- and 90% of all Italy...
Punting! We got lucky and were in the "private" section facing the back of the boat. The other groups had to share their space. :) This was our rower/punter or whatever he was called. Everyone said we should do this, and I honestly thought it was just riding in a boat. It's not. The whole experience was wonderful. Seeing the city from the river was amazing. The buildings take on a different look from the boat. I would definitely do it again.
A hen do (bachelorette party) passing by
I believe that's the oldest bridge there ahead of us...
This bridge had a funny name due to it being the passage for
students going to their final exams or something. Apparently it was
quite stressful!
Old Norman building
More views of the city
A very strange clock outside one of the shops. If you notice, it's a cricket
on top of the dial. It "moves" by pushing the dial around. Very, very
odd.. and a bit disturbing.