I was very lucky this past weekend to be able to visit TWO different cities in England. On Friday, we traveled to Bury St. Edmunds. This quaint little town has a beautiful church, St. Edmund’s Cathedral, with ruins from the original building which was around in the 13 century. It was absolutely breath-taking! It also had adorable little shops and cobble stone walkways. It was a great little getaway trip for us. It was very windy and overcast, but that is becoming the norm around here.
It was like our entrance into the "Secret Garden"
These ruins were absolutely beautiful
St. Edmund's Cathedral
Obviously, I needed a picture of this store
How cute and adorable is this?
On Sunday, we went to Cambridge. I love love love love Cambridge! It was exactly what I imagined a British town to look like. It had cobblestone roads and alleyways with high buildings. Many people were riding bikes. It just was exactly what I pictured. The shopping was great in Cambridge (I may have made a few purchases) and we ate at a pub called “The Eagle” where the founders of DNA, Watson and Crick, celebrated after making their discovery with their colleagues. But my favorite part of the trip was the punting trip. A punt is a type of flat boat and they take these boats down the river Cam to give a tour of the colleges in Cambridge. Kings college is absolutely beautiful but my favorite college was Clare’s College. It was paid for by Catherine DeBourgh (ring any bells from Pride and Prejudice??) and was stunning. Our tour guide even mentioned that there were several rivalries between the colleges. They fight over who put the first clock tower up and who has the most Nobel peace prize winners! I don't think that is why OSU's rival is OU. I would definitely like to go back to Cambridge whenever we have a free weekend!
The Sigh Brdge
The winding streets of Cambridge
I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love!!! This is BOMB!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd as much as I miss you I am so so so ecstatic for you that you are getting to experience this kind of beauty.... These pics are adorable!!
This blog makes me think that it might almost be time for the "when you think you want to live in England forever" letter!!!!