The skeleton and other parts of the Dodo. Dodos lived on the island of Mauritius and, due tothe absence of predators, were flightless. When European sailors arrived on the island, they were quickly wiped out by hunting and the cats, rats, dogs and pigs the sailors brought with them. They were gone by the 1680s.
There was a lot to learn at the museum. I knew that starfish could regrow their limbs, but not that severed limbs could sometimes grow new bodies! (A very handy
skill to have)
To avoid predators, sea cucumbers can eject their guts out of their anus and regenerate them later. (Another handy skill!)
A fossil of a Dabedium specious
Some Bristish butterflies
There were a large number of birds on display, some from Australia.
An Eastern Screech Owl
A Shoebill
The skeleton of a hippopotamus
A Western European Hedgehog
The Cambridge University Library was built in
1934 and is not usually open to the public. However, there was
an exhibition "Raymond Briggs: A
Restrospective". I have always appreciated the work of this
illustrator, so we went along. Unfortunately, I was not allowed
to photograph the very illustrations I went to see (those
relating to "The Snowman" but at
least I could see them. I have included some other illustrations
below.
Some of the books by Raymond Briggs
Very few of these iconic phone boxes still contain phones. Many have defibrillators, but this one provides a chute for students to return books borrowed from the library!
Our next stop was St Peter's Church,
Cambridge. This tiny building is a redundant church which
is in the care of the Churches Conservation
Trust.
Across the road, you can find St Gile's Church.
This is a much larger Victorian church (although some of it can
be traced back to 1092). When we arrived, there was some sort of
low key music festival going on (seemed to be country music?)
which made it difficult to take photos. St Gile's still has an
Anglican congregation but also a Romanian Orthodox congregation.
It has many stained-glass windows of saints. A Homless Centre is
run there as well.
St Athanasius wrote one of the three creeds (statements of faith) in the Book of Common Prayer.
St Augustine was an early theologian. He is credited for the saying "He who sings prays twice".
St Etheldreda was an English princess who founded the abbey at Ely.
The Venerable Bede lived from 673 to 731. He was an English historian, and a Benedictine monk. His Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, in Latin, is still an important primary source for English history from 597 to 731.
St Peter
"King Henry VI was an unsuccessful king, whose reign saw the loss of the parts of France conquered by his father, and ended tragically in the War of the Roses. but a pious and good man. He was a great benefactor to education, being the founder of both King's College (he's holding the chapel) and Eton College.
This door has some lovely carved panels.
This flower was in the garden of St Giles.
The Round Church or, more properly, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (one of only four remaining in England) dates to 1130. It is not often used for services but contains some information on the history of Cambridge.
John the Baptist baptising Jesus with an angel looking on.
An angel helping to hold up the ceiling (see above)
St Matthew
St Mark
St Luke
St John
We decided to go on a tourist bus which took us around Cambridge. It was a double-decker bus with part of the roof removed. It was a good way of seeing some of the sights but taking photos proved to be difficult.
We are seeing more wisteria as times goes on.
The gate into Jesus College
St Athanasius wrote one of the three creeds (statements of faith) in the Book of Common Prayer.
St Augustine was an early theologian. He is credited for the saying "He who sings prays twice".
St Etheldreda was an English princess who founded the abbey at Ely.
The Venerable Bede lived from 673 to 731. He was an English historian, and a Benedictine monk. His Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, in Latin, is still an important primary source for English history from 597 to 731.
St Peter
"King Henry VI was an unsuccessful king, whose reign saw the loss of the parts of France conquered by his father, and ended tragically in the War of the Roses. but a pious and good man. He was a great benefactor to education, being the founder of both King's College (he's holding the chapel) and Eton College.
This door has some lovely carved panels.
This flower was in the garden of St Giles.
The Round Church or, more properly, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (one of only four remaining in England) dates to 1130. It is not often used for services but contains some information on the history of Cambridge.
John the Baptist baptising Jesus with an angel looking on.
An angel helping to hold up the ceiling (see above)
St Matthew
St Mark
St Luke
St John
We decided to go on a tourist bus which took us around Cambridge. It was a double-decker bus with part of the roof removed. It was a good way of seeing some of the sights but taking photos proved to be difficult.
We are seeing more wisteria as times goes on.
After going around the route once, we
continued around again but got off the bus to visit the
largest church in Cambridge. This is The Church of Our
Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs. There
were many people inside waiting to go to confession and/or
praying so we felt it would be inappropriate to take many
photos.
It was then time to head for the Chapel at
Jesus College for Evensong. As with all the colleges, one
enters through the Porter's Lodge to request entry to the
college. It was 5:40pm. The porter said in an important
Porter sort of voice, "Yes, Evensong is at 6:30pm but 6:00pm
on Fridays and Saturdays". He was a bit sheepish when we
pointed out that it was actually Friday and we were ushered
through! We were expecting the same mixed choir that we
heard on Tuesday, 9th May, so we were surprised to hear
boys' voicing rehearsing. We found that Jesus College has
two choirs, the College Choir (which we heard on Tuesday)
and the Chapel Choir which was there on this occasion. The
music included the introit "This Joyful Eastertide" by
Charles Wood, the Responses by Spicer, the canticles by
Dyson in F (a favourite of Satoshi's) and the anthem "O
Salutaris Hostia" by Edward Elgar. Once again, the music was
of the highest standard, except for the treble soloist who
missed his entry at the beginning of the Magnificat. We felt
sorrow for him. The organ voluntary was Adagio in E Major by
Frank Bridge.
The gate into Jesus College
After Evensong, we walked to the nearby
Sainsbury's (supermarket) and bought one of their "Meal
Deals" (a sandwich, some fruit and a drink) and then called
an Uber to take us to West Road Concert Hall. We made it
with just enough time to eat our food and claim a good seat
in the hall (the tickets were unreserved). The concert this
time was a program performed by the City of Cambridge
Symphony Orchestra.
The concert was very enjoyable and we marvelled at the skill of the young pianist, Juanjo Blázquez, born in 1998. All the musicians were excellent.
The concert was very enjoyable and we marvelled at the skill of the young pianist, Juanjo Blázquez, born in 1998. All the musicians were excellent.