If you weren’t aware, Cambridge is lousy with libraries. Everywhere you turn, there is another college’s library. Ideally, I would have loved to visit them all. Unfortunately, I had limited time in Cambridge, though, and many of them are for their own students and scholars. […]

I never understood people’s fascination with bridges until I started researching for my trip to Cambridge. First of all, it’s called CamBRIDGE, if you didn’t have a clue to watch out for them. Secondly, bridges, more often than not, aren’t the most exciting architecture. They […]

Much of Cambridge stands out. If you are in an older part of the town, nearly every building looks historic and impressive. You are walking down the street and you find yourself staring at the particularly impressive medieval gate of St. John’s College and wonder […]

I don’t know why, but medieval gates fascinate me. I’m not particularly interested in the fortress/protection aspect of them. However, the idea that someone would live there (or spend much of their day there)? Amazing. A grown-up tree house if you will. And as you […]

Cambridge isn’t a huge town. It’s only about an hour outside of London, is chock-full of history, and is the perfect weekend trip. I’ve down whirlwind trips through various towns and cities, and felt like I barely scratched the surface.  However, Cambridge isn’t like that […]