Trip to England

Went to Cambridge, England for a work conference on melioidosis last week. It was a very compact trip (2 day meeting), so I really didn't have time to see much but I did spend one afternoon in London before heading to Cambridge. I stayed in a hotel near the Euston station and King's Cross train station. It was convenient to the train and I was able to walk to the British Museum and Westminster city area. I got lost walking a few times walking around but everybody was super nice and helped me out. I only spent around 40 minutes checking out the British Museum (which is free like the museums in Washington D.C.) but it is an amazing place - definitely need to spend a day there. My other main goals were to see Big Ben at Westminster and drink some real English cask ales...successful on both fronts. I love cask ales. I think many American are turned off by them because they are served a bit warmer than what we are used to and not as highly carbonated, but I think this just makes them incredibly smooth and delicious. Below are a few pictures from my wanderings. Enjoy.

Ferris wheel in London on Thames River across from Westminster

Big Ben

 

Old school telephone booths....some had Wi-Fi.

Westminster Abbey

 



Westminster Abbey

 

British Museum

British Museum

 

Cool display from the Harry Potter movies at King's Cross train station

Plaque at the Eagle pub in Cambridge - Where Watson and Crick
announced their discovery of the structure of DNA

Robin in Cambridge (Erithacus rubecula)

Pierre and I at the Cambridge train station - heading back to London