Category: Europe
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Tower
I’ve been inside the Tower of London before, and while it’s one of my favorite activities in London, it’s also not free; I didn’t want to pay to do the same tour again, and so, while my visiting friends went inside, I opted instead to explore the outskirts with my camera on this misty, moody English…
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Punting
Anytime we have visitors in Cambridge, of course we take them punting down the River Cam, typically with Scudamores. Sometimes, they arrive excited and eager to punt; other times, they look at us confused and ask, “What’s a punt?” But as I said, of course we go. Punting is so quintessentially Cambridge that it seems…
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Cambs from Above
Finally made it up to the top of Great St. Mary’s for this stellar bird’s-eye view of the city. I walk by the entrance to the tower so often, but I always assumed it was nothing more than a tourist trap until people started telling me, “No, you *have* to go.” Yes, you do have to…
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Grantchester
Winter wanderings through Grantchester. Abnormally warm for February, a bit over sixty degrees Fahrenheit. We walked from town out to The Orchard, about 1.5 miles through the meadows along the river and through the mud. It was the first time we were able to find a seat for tea in the garden; in the springtime, it’s too…
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Winter Botanic Garden
This is not my first time visiting the Cambridge University Botanic Garden; I hope it’s not my last. I love this little place, my own little secret retreat down the street from my house. Last time that I came, it was fall, colorful. It’s amazing to see a place transform with the seasons. The rose…
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Winter London
A rare spot of sun in February London. I had a friend visiting from Boston for the week, which meant that I spent a few days re-visiting all of London’s main tourist sites. We started at Big Ben, made our way past Parliament, up to Westminster Abbey, to my favorite nearby pub, over to the Churchill…
exploring & escapades 