Bridge over the river Cam

Trinity College

On Saturday we visited Cambridge. An amazing town with hoards of bicycles everywhere and beautiful architecture abounding. The picture above shows the court yard at Trinity college. On the right is the Great Gate through which we entered the college. On the left is the Trinity Trinity Chapel. The section of the building in between, on the second floor (the British call it the 1st floor), in the middle is the room where Isaac Newton lived. He was admitted in June 1661 and he graduated in 1665. In 1665, he discovered the generalized binomial theorem and began to develop differential calculus. the university closed soon after he received his degree in August of that year.  In 1667, he returned to Cambridge as a fellow of Trinity.

Isaac Newton

In the Chapel at Trinity, we find a statue of Newton (among others).  Behind him is the list of Cambridge graduates killed in WWII. Turning around and walking to the end of the statue room leads to the chapel itself. It is modeled after the quire in a church where monks/priests would worship.

Trinity Chapel

Across town a short distance is the old Canvendish Lab. All that is left really is the plaque on the wall. Apparently it was closed due to mercury pollution back in the mid '70's. 

Some strange fellow in front of the
old Cavendish Laboratory plaque.

Behind Trinity College is the river Cam, a punters delight. Yes, the grass really was that green in January. 

And here is a scene in the city. Every where is  church, a college, or just a regular "old" building, all in the most amazing style. Great food was found in a  pub.

There was a market in the central square, street musicians - several quite talented, and crowds of people. Before noon, it was like a regular small town. But where we came out after lunch, the place was downright crowded with people thronging everywhere.  More photos on Flickr in the usual place.