Monthly Archives: July 2010

On my early early Saturday morning walk, I found the gate to the Fellows Garden of Clare College. It was a wrought iron gate with a piece of convex glass embedded in the center. Of course it was locked, but … Continue reading →

On Saturday I went to the Cam on two separate occasions. The first was quite early in the morning. The only sounds were the birds and my own footsteps. Not even the river made any noise at it slipped past. … Continue reading →

There is a guitar player somewhere in this picture. Can you find him?

When our group first entered the Whipple Science Museum, several of us noticed this odd shape rocking in the first display case. One of the other women muttered that it started to move when we walked into the room. I … Continue reading →

I figure I better provide proof that I am doing something academic and intellectual at Cambridge. So here is a video of a few pages of my notebook. The Cambridge Teacher’s program supplied each person with sturdy bound notebooks. I … Continue reading →

Walking back from the Fitzwilliam Museum, I paused at the window of Fitzbillie’s to see what new pastry delights they had. Sadly, nothing like the cupcakes of two days ago as you can see from these two pictures. I will … Continue reading →

On July 8, I climbed the 123 stairs to the top of the tower of St. Mary’s and looked down at all the lovely colleges. Once at the top, the view covered all 4 directions. Here is what I saw … Continue reading →

Today we went as a group to choral evensong at King’s College Chapel. There I am waiting outside to enter the Chapel. In the background is the entrance to King’s College. Can you guess when it was built? I will … Continue reading →

This little church is Norman one which built after the Crusaders returned from the Holy Land. There they had seen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which Constantine had been built over the empty grave of Jesus Christ in the … Continue reading →

Today I went walking absurdly early in the morning and I took these two pictures. The one on the right is of Henry VIII. The one of the left has the caption “The King Was Not a Handsome Man.” When … Continue reading →