Cambridge today!
When we arrived, there was snow on the ground. We pulled up to "the backs" of the colleges, and convened by the Mathematical Bridge before commencing our tour. Queens' College was first on our stop, then past a church named for a Saint that isn't really a Saint, but a lot of old cities have them, and they mark the place where the old city gates once stood. We walked past the Cavendish Laboratory, where Watson & Crick discovered the structure of DNA, then to the pub where they celebrated. St. Benet's was of interest as well, as it's the oldest building in Cambridge.
I loved the bikes and posters everywhere. It definitely had the feeling of a college campus. We went into Pembroke College, and examined one of the prettiest little chapels I've ever seen, which was built by the same man who built St. Paul's Cathedral in London. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that people my age actually go to school here. This idea was only reinforced as we were leaving, and I could see students eating breakfast through one of the windows, and another student leaving the campus in pajamas.
During lunch we got to check out an open air market, which was really neat, and Thai food for lunch. King's College was our next to last stop for the day, and it was worth the entire trip. The Chapel was finished under King Henry VIII, one of my favorites, and it was phenomenal. It is home to some of the oldest stained glass in the Britain, and is completely stunning. The organ started to play as we were visiting, and it only added to the ambience.
We checked out the museum of zoology last, which housed Darwin's collections, most notably his beetles and finches, which was pretty incredible to see in person.
Cambridge was pretty incredible, but in my book, Oxford was preferable.
And so ends Day 19.
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