Cambridge & Abbey Road

We had an eventful week. First, we spent a day in Cambridge, home, of course, to the famous Cambridge University. The University was founded in the early 13th century by a group of scholars who had fled Oxford. The layout of many of the colleges is picturesque, with several resting near the River Cam. It was a bit rainy on the day we were there, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying ourselves.

It was a nice day for punting on the Cam, regardless of the drizzle. Brian steered a boat along the river as some of the students relaxed.

Christopher took a turn at the helm as Brandon helped row. Lynn and Curtis navigated.

With apologies to any creationists who might be reading this, we were struck by the Darwin exhibit at the Cambridge Zoology Museum. It includes three of the famous finches in his collection, as well as a box with a few of the thousands of beetles he gathered during his research into the origin of species. Darwin attended Cambridge’s Christ’s College from 1827 to 1831.

The following day, we dressed the boys up for a trip to Abbey Road in north London. The actual address for Abbey Road Studios is 3 Abbey Road, but for some reason the graffiti appears next door.

We didn’t quite get the famous Beatles album cover photo, but our set-up wasn’t too far off (and yes, that it the same cross-walk!).

On Saturday, Lynn took Brandon and Curtis to Warwick Castle to see the jousting, sword fighting, and falconry exhibitions. We’ll show you some highlights during our next post.