Cambridge
Saturday 9th April 2011
A day out in Cambridge to meet up with Junchan and Arnaud who were there for a conference.
John's Pictures

13:13:02
Some blossom near Cambridge station.

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13:51:13
Walking through the meadows from Cambridge to Grantchester.

13:52:30
A cow.

13:58:10
There's the river Cam.

13:58:22
Me and the river Cam and a blossoming tree.

14:32:19
At the Orchard Tea Rooms now, of Rupert Brooke fame. Here's the ploughman's lunch we ordered.

14:32:26
....and of course a couple of scones.

14:32:32
Lunch / afternoon tea beneath the apple blossoms was rather lovely.

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14:51:21
Just so you can appreciate the scones fully - they were rather good.

14:51:31
I'm pulling a silly face here.

15:05:18
I believe at least part of this wooden pavilion is original, dating back to when the Orchard first starting serving teas over century ago.

15:31:54
A row of thatched houses in Grantchester (shame about the cars).

15:46:43
Chie being startled by a cow on the way back to Cambridge.

16:06:57
Approaching the outskirts of Cambridge. Unfortunately my camera seems to have developed a strange artefact, which cleaning the lens did not resolve. It only really seems to show up in blue sky so maybe it has been there for months!

16:23:32
Inside King's College Chapel.

16:23:38
A fine example perpendicular style of Gothic - the windows all have these tall parallel panels, without much tracery.

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...and it is almost famous architecturally for this spectacular fan vaulted ceiling.

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16:29:07
Looking across the college grounds from inside the chapel.

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16:31:12
Me in the chapel.

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16:35:39
Outside in the courtyard of the chapel, again there's that irritating artefact up in the sky - agh.

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16:38:01
The West end of King's College Chapel.

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The South side of the chapel.

18:06:54
After meeting up with Junchan and Arnaud we did the touristy thing and went on a punting tour.

18:07:53
There's King's College again.

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18:13:45
The mathematical bridge.

18:18:28
Erm, almost exactly the same shot of King's College again.

18:19:59
Some ducks.

18:21:32
There were lots of other punts out on the river, it being such a nice day.

18:23:18
That chap over there was doing a "bridge jump" - apparently a Cambridge tradition where you get off the punt, climb over the bridge, and get back on the other side.

18:25:54
More colleges from the river.

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18:28:57
There's the Bridge of Sighs.

18:29:34
A duck.

20:03:04
Later on, dinner at the Free Press.

23:23:37
...and on the train back to London.