Bikes, Boats and Bridges: a day in Cambridge

After a few blustery days here in London (thanks to St. Jude the storm), I woke to beautiful blue skies on Wednesday morning. It was the kind of crisp, Autumn day that makes you want to buy new pencils and notebooks and go back to school, which made it the perfect day to visit Cambridge. Armed with my camera, I caught a direct train from King's Cross to Cambridge and in about an hour I found myself wandering the city's cobblestone streets and passages, exploring the colleges, and criss-crossing the River Cam on it's many bridges.

In addition to being home to one of the world's best universities and beautiful architecture, Cambridge is also home to more bicycles than I have ever seen in my entire life! Dozens of bikes were outside every college, and there were hundreds of them "parked" at the train station. It seems like everyone in Cambridge zooms around on bikes with big wicker baskets. (Note to self: must re-learn to ride a bike!)

Trinity College, one of the University's three royal colleges. Alumni include Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, Prince Charles and more than a few handfuls of other notables!

King's College Chapel. The famed Choir's Nine Lessons and Carols are broadcast from the Chapel by the BBC every Christmas Eve.

Clare College and the River Cam

The Mathematical Bridge (never being much of a math student, I do not understand the explanations I read about the engineering of this bridge, something to do with tangents. I do know that, despite the arched appearance, the timbers are all straight and it has been rebuilt three times since 1749.)