I’m working on finishing off my posts about our days in Cambridge. These posts are from Monday March 9th.
I’ve already posted about our early morning walk and seeing the famous clock here.
And I also posted about our lunch at The Eagle and all about it’s history here.
On this same day we visited the beautiful Wren Library.
From the Wren Library we continued on enjoying ‘the backs’. ‘The Backs’ is an area to the east of Queen’s Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam with their grounds covering both banks of the river.
St. John’s College
1776 & 1779 William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson begin their studies at St John’s. Joining forces in 1787, they will spend the rest of their lives leading the campaign to abolish the slave trade and slavery
1787 William Wordsworth arrives as a 17-year-old Cumbrian undergraduate. With his sympathy for the common man and love of nature, he becomes a central figure in shaping English Romanticism and perhaps our most famed alumnus
This is a photo of the back of the building where the Wren Library is housed.
Punting along the river Cam which is a major tourist draw. We did not choose to take a ride.
Signs like this were all along the sidewalk along Queen’s Road.
We made our way along the road for our destination for refreshment and along the way we saw many signs of the promise of Spring.
We were beat by the time we found the Pickerel Inn which is now a traditional public house established in 1608.
After our treat we walked back to our lodgings just a short .3 miles from the Pickerel.
The dish towels in our kitchenette had this saying on them.
The door signs made us chuckle, too.
We stayed in for this evening after it seemed we were walking all the day long.
We were looking forward to being able to make our own coffee in our room on Tuesday morning since we purchased a French Press and coffee while out and about this day.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
…your surely organize your trips well, who does all of the planing?
Tom, I’m the planner. It is something I enjoy before our trips. Researching the areas and making daily plans with all the possibilities is fun for me. I also seek out suggestions from other seasoned travelers. Leaving room in my brain for spontaneity and flexibility is a must after I make all these plans. That’s important, especially if we are traveling with our kids. 🙂
I’m really impressed, Ellen! Those photos of the weeping willow (willow-like?) trees are so lovely. A beautiful shot, the one of the punter and puntees(?).
Cambridge is some place that I have always thought I would want to visit if I ever made it to the UK. Thank you for sharing more of it with us, Ellen. I enjoyed all of the pictures, but especially the one with the Bluebells in it. 🙂 xx
Hello,
Beautiful trip photos, I love the views of the river and the trees. Take care, enjoy your day!
this is so delightful! Cambridge was blessed to have you guys come! It was Tolkien at Cambridge, right? Or, was it Lewis? My two favorite Christian heroes of old. You’ve got class. You know where to visit! LOL. Vicky
Thanks, Vicky! Tolkien and Lewis were both in Oxford. Lewis was also in Cambridge for approx 10 years as chair of Renaissance and Medieval studies. Tolkien was based in Oxford. He probably visited Cambridge. Haha about the ‘class’. We do love England and the history particularly to our favorites like Lewis and Tolkien and Austen and the Reformation and the history of Christianity in the United Kingdom. So much fun to discover the history while visiting.
…well, I tend to fly by the seat of my pants!
This tour of Cambridge is beautiful! Love the signs in your room!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos.
That door sign made me chuckle too. Thank you for this lovely tour. I enjoyed each and every photo. Have a wonderful day Ellen.
So much walking! You really packed in a lot each day….and I’m so thankful you are sharing some of it with us. Not sure I will ever get there but I am enjoying your photos for sure!
The photos are so pretty. You had such a wonderful trip. I love the trees. You always have some awesome desserts too!
Impressive photos. Love the willow tree.
Love the capture of the bridge! I’d love to sit and watch what happens below!
What a rich walking day — the Backs along the Cam are pure magic, and I love that one college gave us both Wordsworth and Wilberforce. We always seem to clock the most miles on these wander-everywhere days too; there’s a particular kind of good tired that only a full day of sightseeing earns. Smart move grabbing a French press for the room as well — nothing beats your own coffee before heading back out the door.
I’ve enjoyed rreading your Cambridge series of posts in my e-mail–you saw so much and it was all so lovely. The door sign made me chuckle.
The grounds around that college are lovely. The door sign was funny.