We had a little wander around Cambridge yesterday. Actually it was more like a route march, as the children had an urgent need to deposit their Christmas money in the tills of willing retailers. We parked at Ridley and walked into the city centre. Getting stuck behind the inevitable gaggle of tourists (yes, even in the back end of December) I took avoiding action and ducked into a side-street. But not any old side street. This was Queen's Lane - the lane on which you'll find the oldest part of Queen's College. And it's here that we were reminded that students can be silly old sausages. Here's a picture of the absent statue of the founder, Margaret of Anjou, the Queen of Henry VI. Look carefully and you'll see the modern replacement. Beside her, the equivalent statue on King's College, founded by Henry VI.
Sharper eyed viewers may have noticed that the statue is actually of Henry VIII. He finished what his ancestor started, so got to choose who the statues were of!
Cambridge is a completely different place out of term-time. Most of the students have gone home to Mater and Pater, and you can walk in pedestrianised areas without fear of being mowed down by a random cyclist. Although I did bump into my Greek teacher on Friday....
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