Cambridge

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Cambridge is a smallish city northeast of London, where Cambrige University is located.  Thirty-one colleges make up the University, the oldest, Peterhouse, having been founded in 1284.  From the Castle Mound, the only thing left of an ancient castle, you can see the whole town.  My pictures of Cambridge were taken while punting the River Cam.

A punt is a small flat-bottomed boat driven by a pole, like a gondola.  That's my brother Dan doing the work, while I do none.

Kristin enjoys the ride.

The Mathematical Bridge at Queen's College.

New Johns College seen from the River Cam.

Another view of New Johns.

This picture doesn't do justice to the huge King's College Chapel, where Kristin and I heard the King's Singers perform Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responses for Maundy Thursday.  Henry VI laid the foundation stone in 1441 and, since completion, the building has been compared to Chartres Cathedral in France.

The sun starts to show itself, and we see more reflections.

A swan passes a-port.

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