St John's College
Autumn colours
Trinity College
Claire's College
King's College
Showing posts with label Cambridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cambridge. Show all posts
14 November 2005
Ode to Cambridge
Spent Saturday afternoon rollerblading round the colleges taking some snaps. Cambridge is stunning at any time of the year, but it takes on a supreme quality in the Autumn with its gentle tones and the golden hues. Ah, I'm going to miss this place.
St John's College
Autumn colours
Trinity College
Claire's College
King's College
St John's College
Autumn colours
Trinity College
Claire's College
King's College
13 November 2005
19 June 2005
Martin's farewell punt
Another punt down the Camb, this time as a farewell outing for Martin. It was a gloriously sunny day with temperature over 30 degrees. Seemed liked everyone in Cambridge was out soaking up the rays. Ally was in the Lake District with Rosemarie so missed the outing. Afterwards, we went back to Mats and Maria for a steak barbecue. It was a late and rather drunken night.
2 May 2005
Kings College - bird framed in flight
I was experimenting with silhouettes again - and was lucky to snap the dove flying as just the right minute. I'm rather chuffed with this!!
You can see the dove again in the top shot. I love the majestic spires of King's College. You're right mum, I'm going to miss Cambridge. I'll have to make the most of it during the next 7 months.
You can see the dove again in the top shot. I love the majestic spires of King's College. You're right mum, I'm going to miss Cambridge. I'll have to make the most of it during the next 7 months.
1 May 2005
22 April 2005
Summer evening
Our first true summer evening in Cambridge - warm and sunny and gorgeous. I went for a rollerblade by the river to celebrate
I took photos of these punts last summer - and did so again tonight. Very photogenic they are. As you can see, all the punts are named after words that come with the word "three", a clever play on the word Trinity. The river is very peaceful here - I sat and watched the sun go down as people lazily punted past. This is true Cambridge.
I took photos of these punts last summer - and did so again tonight. Very photogenic they are. As you can see, all the punts are named after words that come with the word "three", a clever play on the word Trinity. The river is very peaceful here - I sat and watched the sun go down as people lazily punted past. This is true Cambridge.
28 February 2005
The American Cemetary
One of the loveliest, most peaceful and certainly most moving places in East Aglia is the American Cemetary, which stands on a beautifully landscaped hillside just outside Cambridge. It commemorates 3812 American soldiers who died in the Second World War. We visited it today despite the chilly weather and were glad we did.
Every so often you see something that moves you to the core - and seeing this little note under one of the graves was such a moment. Nearly 4000 memorial graves may give you a sense of scale of the war but to trully appreciate the emotional depth of the loss, it just takes a simple note like this. The note was written recently. 60 years may have passed but somewhere out there, a women called Mary still deeply feels the loss of her loved one. True love never dies.
Every so often you see something that moves you to the core - and seeing this little note under one of the graves was such a moment. Nearly 4000 memorial graves may give you a sense of scale of the war but to trully appreciate the emotional depth of the loss, it just takes a simple note like this. The note was written recently. 60 years may have passed but somewhere out there, a women called Mary still deeply feels the loss of her loved one. True love never dies.
5 September 2004
Exploring Ely
We explored the town of Ely today with Mike and mum and had a lovely day. Started off with lunch at the local pub where we got to enjoy the stunning weather in the garden.
The highlight of Ely was the cathedral. Very impressive. Built in 1077, it took 292 years to build (stats provided by Mike after a bout of research!)
How is this for a skylight!
This swan was quite a friendly fellow.
Mike saw an antique shop full of old things an enthusiatically encouraged us in. I entertained myself by taking portrait photos of little figures around the shop.
This swan was quite a friendly fellow.
Mike saw an antique shop full of old things an enthusiatically encouraged us in. I entertained myself by taking portrait photos of little figures around the shop.
