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A Saturday Walkabout (10/15/22)

Bob and I braved the town center of Cambridge on Saturday, and it was hopping. We had avoided it last Saturday so don’t know if we were dealing with a normal weekend crowd or if it was larger due to Sunday’s Town and Gown 10K race.

We had a set route of things to explore but also popped into a couple of the shopping arcades while we were in the area.

First things first, planner Bob has found us a bus we can take from Cambridge all the way to Heathrow for when we leave the middle of next month. We decided we’d walk to the bus stop to see how the walk might be for us to catch the bus. The walk wasn’t bad at all, took us in the direction of the town center, and on the way Bob saw this.

Apparently, Cambridge hosted the start of Stage 3 of the Tour de France in 2014. Cool!

After the slight detour for the bus stop recon, we toddled on into the town center to see what was up (sometimes literally).

The Round Church, over 900 years old.
Headstones near the Round Church
The lovely exterior of one of St. John’s College’s buildings
Great St. Mary’s Cathedral, which has been the university church since 1209. It has a tower that you can pay to climb up.

While Bob (and his cane and unfortunately sore hip) waited outside, Beth climbed the 123 steps to ascend 35 meters to the top and see Cambridge from above.

The narthex of the church
The entrance to the stairs on the roof
Looking down King’s Parade, past King’s College and Chapel on the right
Overlooking Market Hill and the marketplace
King’s College and Chapel and the Senate House on the right
Gonville and Caius College in the foreground,
followed by Trinity, and St. John’s Collège further back
Looking over the King’s College Courtyard.
Bob is in center of fence in front of courtyard.
The tower’s winding staircase

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