Cambridge

Mum and Dad left London early, like 4:30am early, yesterday morning, so to cheer me up Nath took me to Cambridge for the day so I wasn't sitting around the flat moping.  Of course we did the usual Punt along the river Cam and had a laugh at the Asian tourists who couldn't steer their boats.  The river was packed and it was a bit like dodgem boats bouncing off each other all the way down.  We did see a few wet punters but actually missed the moments they fell in, gutted.  Our punter was very good at giving us a history lesson as we cruised past university colleges and under numerous bridges.  One bridge we passed was the Mathematical bridge which is self supporting due to its tangent and radial trussing, the original bridge built in 1749.

 

Mathematical bridge

After our romantic cruise shared with 6 other people in our boat, we visited Kings College Chapel.  This is the Church where King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533. In 1536 Henry had her beheaded at the Tower of London.  The Chapel was amazing with the most fascinating fan vault ceiling - the largest in the world.  Building of the Chapel began in 1446 and was finally completed over a century later.  At the East end of the Chapel hangs 'the Adoration of the Magi' painted by Rubens in 1634.  Such amazing history in one small place.  After our cruise and religious experience it was time to hit the pub for a refreshing pint and a bite to eat.

Kings College Chapel - the organ was a gift to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn for their wedding



Trinity College