7-Tage in Cambridge: 2. Stadtführung

Today it’s cold, 2 or 3 C° and the sun is shining. The sky is clear, the air is fresh, a wonderful day.

I'm walking to the city along the river Cam

A lovely view to the buildings

The city of Cambridge is not so big, two mainstreets in the historic center, that’s is it essentially. But here and in the sidestreets are many shops, cafes, restaurants and venerables pubs so you have to show and explore a lot of things.

And of course two big parks in the middle of the town. Generous and well-groomed green areas. Wonderful! Last but not least the river cam who calm and gracefully crosses the town.

It isn't cold, is it?

A lot of students are on the streets and many, many chinese tourists. I estimate that the half of all people on the streets are chinese.

In the punters, it‘s winter and cold! are only chinamen.

I mean we have January. I don‘t knew that Cambridge is so an importent target for tourists.

It's cold, isn't it?

Any way. At 11 h the guided tour begins.

That's Barbara, our guide

Barbara, our lovely guide, begins with a joke. Attention for BBC! That means Bikes, Bollards and Cars. The streets are small and the traffic is intensive, with the bikes too. Than she explains the history of Cambridge, of the university and of the colleges. We can visit two colleges, first the Queens‘ College. So my comrades, and why is written „Queens’“ and not „Queen’s“?

Because there were two queens who fouded this college so you have to use the plural and that is Queens‘ College.

Than the impressive, gigantic King‘s College. The Colleges were founded to qualify churchmen so every college has his own church or chapel. And the King’s has a big one with an famous chor until now.