An early start to today as we had pre bought tickets to tour the colleges in Cambridge. Slow tube service, but we finally made it to King's Cross in the middle of peak travel...
Even had enough time grab a quick bite to take on the train.
The first tour stop was at a pub, The Eagle. It's famous for having US airman signatures on the ceiling from when they returned from missions and were happy to still be alive. It's also where Crick declared that he had uncovered the secret of life... DNA.
We got some information on the "grasshopper" clock, then stopped by a plaque commemurating Alan Turing who went to Queen's College. We even got to go inside Queen's College. Then on to the River Cam.
We got to walk over the Mathematical Bridge. And just after I told Madison how Isaac Newton designed it and how it's held together with no metal the guide said that both were _not_ true. There are a lot of Isaac Newton stories in Cambridge and seems many are not true.
Here's the river with a punter on it. Then for the big finish...
We got to go inside King's College chapel. The best example of fan vaulting in the world. The chapel was started by Henry VI and finished by Henry VIII, right at 100 years to complete. The symbolism and changes through history as it was built was incredible.
Tour was over, so we returned to shopping. The small open air market it fun to browse through, I'll go that far.
Cindy's and I on King's Row outside King's College. A cold but beautiful day.
And the whole family at the River Cam by all the punts. As we walked to the bus stop, we even found Little St. Mary's cathedral where there's a plaque honoring the burial site of Rev. Godfrey Washington, a Jesus College graduate and the great uncle of George Washington. And the family crest?... stars and stripes.
Then a train ride back to London. Too pooped to do much else, we just stopped by a market and grabbed food to eat in the apartment. Let's see what we can get done tomorrow...
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