Traveling into the country from London is such a simple and ideal way to spend the day.
One Monday when the skies were gray but the heat still lingering i caught a train into Cambridge, an hour's north of London. As the train made its way up towards Cambridge, the change of the scenery was a huge shock to me. From concrete buildings, to small cottages to green rolling hills which all blurred together as we sped by. In no time at all we were in our destination, jumping on a bus from the station i stared open eyed as we made our way to the city center of the famous University town. The first major shock of many that day was the silence, i have never been in a place where its so quiet you can hear your footsteps as you walk on the cobbled stones or the wind as it whirls by. The only sounds are that of the occasional bike whirring by.
Walking through i made my way towards Kings College, where there chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, with its splendid Gothic architecture which dates back to the Tudor times, when King Henry the eighth ruled. His mark is written all over the chapel, in particular his initials and that of his second wife Anne Boleyn. Henry gifted the church with the huge black organ which has the most intricate and captivating carvings. When Kings wished to gift their wives they went all out. After leaving the church again i enjoyed the quiet as i made my way down to the backs, which is known for its canal and green hills where students picnic. After which i wondered through the town and made the most of my day in Cambridge.
