Arriving in and touring Cambridge has been a little like stepping into "Masterpiece Theater." The drive from Heathrow to Cambridge in the bus (coach) veered off the M11 because of traffic back-ups and instead traveled on country roads that passed through quaint, tree lined villages and one very proper and wealthy looking manor. The city of Cambridge itself is steeped in history and very old buildings, all of which I hope to learn something of in the coming days. The walk from the apartment to the downtown takes about 30 minutes; I'm sure it will take me a few trips to learn the way given that some of the "roads" are mere winding paths. For today, my focus was on the roof-tops. I have never seen so many different chimney configurations; they are an art form in themselves.
1) Emmanuel College (1 of the 31 colleges that make up Cambridge; John Harvard graduated from here)
2) & 3) downtown streets
4) Trinity College (visitors NOT welcome; founded by Henry VIII; library designed by Christopher Wren; 29 Nobel prize winners)
5) Kings College (as seen from a bridge over the River Cam; chapel (is) "last and finest Gothic building to be erected in Europe," so says the Cambridge Guide
6) &7) Adams St. homes
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