Around Cambridge: the tourists

As well as a University town, Cambridge has quite a reputation as a tourist destination (think King’s College Chapel Choir here).

The age of the city, as well as the preservation of its mediaeval buildings, makes it a very popular tourist destination, both with British people and tourists from abroad.

On weekends its tiny cobbled streets are packed with people seeing the sights, touring through the colleges, and in term time, queuing to hear the famous King’s choir sing.

The student residents are also out in force on a fine day (actually, they are out in force most days!) on their bicycles, so dodging the bike is a popular (and necessary) pastime on the streets.

Oops, we've been so busy dodging the bikes

that we haven't taken any photos of them.

Have a look in a week or so,

we might have uploaded one by then!!

But in the meantime,

here is the traffic jam on Bridge Street,

a few blocks away from our flat,

where there are roadworks in progress.

As well, the students are always trying to convince us to join other tourists on the punting tours of the River Cam -- many of them work for the punting companies, either touting for business or as punters on the river.