CAMBRIDGE CHARM

I've yet to see Oxford, but I'm pretty sure Cambridge has my heart in the long age Oxford/Cambridge rivalry. The moment we parked along the Backs (so-called from being the backs of the colleges) I felt sucked back into time. The lonely planet wrote "the Backs is a photographers dream." I agree. Some places you can't capture the beauty on film but I took a few pictures on my phone and indeed I captured the essence of this quintessential town. 

The entire time I was in Cambridge I kept thinking that it had everything- in my mind- a romantic city should. I found it bewitching. There were bicycles humming around or lined along any free spot, the bridges and punting along the river Cam reminded me of Venice and for good reason (The Bridge Of Sighs). Cambridge is dreamlike green, beautiful gardens and hundreds of horse chestnut trees line the river Cam. Impressively, it was graduation day, seeing  the cap and gowns walking around really brought out the seriousness of the city. I wondered if students took the beauty for granted while caught up in studies? 

If you are not scared of falling in the river, hire a punt otherwise get a chauffeur hired one like we did, you won't regret it. The magical landscape of the colleges ( Kings, Trinity, St John's and Queens' ) gardens and bridges were radiant especially on a warm sunny day. They tell you a wee bit of history although I'm not sure how factual it is. ;)