Spring colour

The Backs (literally the backs of the colleges in Cambridge,UK) are a feast of colour in spring. 

This is the very best time of year with new growth and new hope.

Many colleges back on to the River Cam.

Cambridge late March

At this time of year it is usually quieter here as the university has gone down and there are fewer visitors. The photo shows the back of King's with the River Cam.

Cambridge sunshine

A few days ago I was in a sunny Cambridge. 

It really felt like spring at last. 

St John’s College, Cambridge

 

In the sunshine yesterday.

We have had good weather yesterday and today.

Cambridge Botanic Garden

 

As the sun was shining we decided to go the Cambridge Botanic Garden. This bird of paradise plant look like it is taking a peek.

Archetypal Cambridge

The photo is archetypal Cambridge with bikes and posters. It shows the university church Great St Mary’s, which is about 200m from King’s College Chapel. The Senate House, where many degrees are given out, is behind.

Special Lunch

On Monday our son had a special birthday so we treated him to a nice lunch in Cambridge.

Kings College Chapel, Cambridge, UK

 

This was King's College Chapel in the afternoon sunshine yesterday.

It was nice to see visitors enjoying themselves.

King's Parade is a popular part of the city.

Christ's College, Cambridge, UK

For a very long time this has been shrouded in scaffolding. 

Today the scaffolding had been taken down, so I took this photo. 

We see this several times every week for free. Others travel across the planet to see some of these sites.

King's College Chapel, Cambridge, UK

 

The picture shows King's College Chapel from 2 different sides.

Nearly spring

This was spotted on the Backs in Cambridge on Saturday. Soon be better weather.

Archetypal Cambridge

When many think of Cambridge, they think of King's College Chapel, punts on the Cam and weeping willows. 

Yesterday we had all three in one photo ....and blue sky!

Sunshine

 

After what has seemed a long wet and dull period we had a lovely sunny day yesterday. 

This was one of the Cambridge University colleges in the sun.

Central Cambridge in the sun

It would seem Cambridge was very popular today, probably as after weeks of rain and dull weather the sun shone! 

There are quite a few bikes in Cambridge!

Leper Chapel, Cambridge, UK

This photo was taken from a moving bus earlier this week. The Leper Chapel is the second oldest complete building in the city and dates from the 1100s when it was a hospital.

See https://cambridgeppf.org/leper-chapel/.

From the moving bus

This photo was taken yesterday from a bus. It shows the village of Swaffham Bulbeck near Cambridge, UK.

Burwell, UK

This is the village near Cambridge where I live. It is mix of old and new buildings. This photo dates from 2007, but not much has changed.

Cambridge park

This was Midsummer Common in Cambridge on Wednesday. 

The photo was taken from a moving bus. 

In the distance are the boathouses that line the River Cam.

Cambridge art gallery window

This painting was in the window yesterday. It captures the atmosphere. 

Sydney-Sussex College, Cambridge, UK

We live about 15km from Cambridge and go into the city free on the bus a couple of times a week. This was Sydney- Sussex College earlier in the week in the sunshine.