The River Cam

Near the end of our tour, we heard tales of student pranks involving the bridges over the River Cam. 

Clare College stands in the background.

Pembroke College, Cambridge

On Sunday, we had rain during our walking tour of the town and colleges. The streets and sidewalks 

of Cambridge were narrow and full of people, but inside the colleges was tranquil.

Samson Slaying the Philistine

Unusual choice for garden art, I thought.

WWII day

The estate was hosting a WWII day with men in uniform and civilians dressed in a wide range of attire
 from fox stoles to coveralls.

Cambridge week

Leaving London, we headed up to Cambridge to visit American friends who live there.
On Saturday, we took a long bike ride out to the Wimpole Estate on another beautiful day.

Albert Memorial

Commissioned by Queen Victoria after the death of her husband.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Zak consulting our map under Thomas Heatherwick's traffic cone canopy at the V&A.

Tate Modern

There were large groups of students in every museum we visited.

Southbank Airstream

An Airstream in London. Of course I had to photograph it.

Changing of the guard

Our bike tour arrived at Buckingham Palace just as the guard were marching by.

Savile Row

We walked up and down Savile Row, enjoying the window displays of bespoke menswear.

London bike tour

A stop on our Fat Tire bike tour at the Horse Guards Parade. 

The beach volleyball competition of the Olympics was held here.

London week

The lovely floral display at The Hereford Arms, a short walk from our lodgings in South Kensington.

April 2012

In April, we visited the UK for the first time. We stayed in Selside, a miniscule village in the Yorkshire Dales National Park; went for a hike halfway up Ingleborough mountain, turning back after the third hail shower; visited the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth; took a long walk around Bolton Abbey; and danced at Scandimoot's two evening dances. [I've updated the map page with pins marking these places.] For Downton Abbey fans, Selside is due west of Ripon, where the show is fictionally set.