House of Parliament
The Eye of London overlooking The Thames River
Lots of people watching the Changing of the Guard. Awesome band.
A fountain by the London Bridge
London Bridge and the Thames River
The Tower of London
The Tower of London jousting yard
The House in The Clouds was originally built in 1923 as water storage for the village of Thorpeness. Now it serves as resort accommodations with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths. lawn tennis and boules. The top floor provides the best views of Suffolk.
The Thorpeness Windmill was built in 1803, then remodeled to provide water to The House in The Clouds. It is a working windmill today.
Fish and Chips…along the English Channel…what’s not to like?
After all, this place is a registered member. And guidebooks tell this is the most famous place in England.
The line formed around the block when they put out their sign that they were “frying”.
Walking along the rocky beach.
The Bridge of Sighs:
Locals say it is so named as students sigh after taking exams at St. John’s College.
There are more than 25 bridges over the River Cam in Cambridge, England.
The Mathematical Bridge:
The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden bridge across the River Cam between two parts of Queen’s College. Its official name is simply the Wooden Bridge.
The bridge was designed by William Etheridge , and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions, in 1866 and in 1905, but has kept the same overall design.
The arrangement of timbers is a series of tangents that describe the arc of the bridge, with radial members to tie the tangents together and triangulate the structure, making it rigid and self supporting.
Along the River Cam
Take a guess…
800 years old
One of the churches and schools
If you have to ask…
A Punt is a flat bottomed boat without a keel and is propelled by means of a long pole. These were introduced as a pleasure craft in Edwardian times. Now they serve as a means to view the famous bridges and colleges along the River Cam.
The Punts at Scudmore’s. F.Scudmore founded his business in 1910 and today has the largest fleet of Punts, nearly 150.
Punts today are 6 to 7 meters long and 1 to 2 meters wide. The pole is 5 meters long.
Cambridge is celebrating 800 years.
We spent time walking around and enjoying all aspects of the city. Of course you nourishment is needed at times.
The street market was full of flowers and plants.
As you might expect, bikes are the preferred mode of transportation.
Churches and Colleges are everywhere in Cambridge, England. Here are a few to check out.