The big adventure out of London - part 6

I've got to wrap this up. There was just so much to see.

It was definitely cold and very, very windy while we were in Cambridge. Helene and I wandered around the street market while Nick was bookstore shopping. Once back together we headed down the Trinity Street to Trinity College. When we neared the chapel, we could hear the choir. We stepped in and the sound was wonderful. The choir was rehearsing but it was glorious. We couldn't see them as they were behind the wood wall.

We were sitting and enjoying the choir when a tour came in with a loud guide who talked and talked.

College is in session so we weren't allowed to do the full tour. Helene and I did step into the Hall (cafeteria) and saw the portrait of Henry VII, the founder of the College, before we were kicked out.

Trinity College library was designed by Christopher Wren and has some famous artwork inside. We couldn't go in on Sunday. That's the library behind the lovely Helene and Nick.

After Trinity College we headed on down Trinity Street which changes its name to St. John's Street as we entered St. John's College.

St. John's College Chapel is small but has a beautiful wood ceiling (shown to the left). There is a strange tomb just as you walk in. And the tower connected to the chapel is open to the top in one big expanse.

The colleges are all layed out about the same with gates or guard house entrances to an open court yard of grass (no trees). You pass from courtyard to courtyard walking through the buildings that make up the courtyard.

St. John's college has the Bridge of Sighs which is kind of a replica of the bridge of the same name in Italy.

The bridge spans the River Cam which runs right though Cambridge. On the river you will find people, usually students, .