More fun around Cambridge

Like the London post, this one is a little bit of a hodge-podge of some of the things we've been doing in Cambridge over the past week.


Here is the Round Church. It's one of the few churches built this way - most are shaped like a cross. The church has a very nice exhibit about the history of Christianity's influence on the city of Cambridge and vice versa.

Tea time at Auntie's Tea Shop

We had an egg and watercress sandwich, two scones with jam and clotted cream, and of course, tea.

We went to see Romeo and Juliet performed in the park. It was a great performance and it was incredible to hear Shakespeare performed with a British accent. Here's Romeo.

Juliet during the famous balcony scene. Yes, that's a teddy bear - no, we're not sure what that was all about either. An artistic interpretation?

This is the inside of King's College Chapel. This is the famous one that you see in all of the pictures of Cambridge, and they have a world renowned choir. We'd hoped to see them this week but then discovered they are touring in Hong Kong. I guess we had to save something for next time, right?

King's College Chapel

More gorgeous stained glass. It just doesn't come out in pictures the same way.

This painting is called the Adoration of the Magi and is very famous as well.

The angels on top of the organ were beautiful, and you can see the amazing ceiling here as well.

This is Trinity College, which is perhaps the most famous of all the colleges at Cambridge and is certainly the biggest. Many people thought we were staying here rather than at Trinity Hall, which is the smaller, less famous, but older and pretty cool neighbor. In this picture, Charles I is on the right and James I is in the middle.

The fountain at Trinity

Sunshine is so rare lately that this is the first time I've seen a sundial work. It's strange - they are everywhere but it's usually cloudy so they don't tell you anything!

The organ in Trinity College's Chapel

Sir Isaac Newton went to school here. They even have a descendant of his famous apple tree planted in the courtyard.

A view of the courtyard. If you've seen Chariots of Fire, the scene where the guy runs around the courtyard twice before the clock finishes striking midnight happens here.

Tonight, I'll be uploading our last set of pictures from these past couple of days in Cambridge. Then, tomorrow, we're headed to London for one last night, and Saturday we'll be home! It's hard to believe that the month has gone by so quickly!