Firstly we visited the Fitzwilliam Museum which contained Greek and Egyptian sculptures and paintings from different centuries, I particularly liked looking at the French impressionists as they link to what I'm currently studying in art. However the architecture of the building itself is amazing. The whole group was in ore and decided to have our group photo over the balcony inside the building.
After this we were given free time to explore Cambridge. With the horrible weather we didn't get much of a chance to stop and look around as we seeked shelter. But this did cause us to find Heffers, a huge bookshop in Cambridge. I could have spent all day there. If it were not for the idea of carrying the books around for the rest of the day I would have spent all my money in that shop. I managed to restrain myself to only buying three books though.
The teachers also told us about a cake shop which was worth a visit. They encouraged us to go in and bought cakes before we headed to the last museum of classical sculpture. Here we listened to a guide explain the stories behind the sculptures and discuss how the style of Greek free-standing sculpture changed and progressed. This was also another opportunity for many group photos before we walked back to the train station.
This was a fun school trip with great friends. It was a small group of us which meant we could all walk around everywhere together and had the chance to speak to each member of the group. I definitely want to go back to Cambridge and have a proper look around when the weather is better. I didn't take many photographs though but I have included some here for you.
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