My first Saturday in Cambridge has proved relaxing and productive. I woke late and embarked into the rain to find brunch. After ducking in and out of shops looking for food, the end result was Pesto Pastries where I had a pasty and latte for brunch. The pasty was basically a calzone-shaped pastry, filled with everything from Thai chicken to lamb and mint. I played it safe and went for the vegetable pasty and it was quite delicious. It reminded me of a pot pie all folded and neatly wrapped.
After a nice meal, I spent my first hour in the magnificent Caius library. The space is beautiful with rows and rows of books and small nooks along each wall for research and study. After I found my primary source for the early modern woman presentations and headed back to the JCR (Junior Combination Room, the main space for the UNH program). I then proceeded to nestle into a window seat and pound out five pages of notes for a few hours.
Maybe an hour or so into my study time, I realized there was a wedding happening in the Caius chapel this afternoon. Not only were there flowers overflowing from every doorway, but women in posh, English fashion as well as vivid, Indian saris walked around in rapid pace before the ceremony. The bride wore a stunning white sari and her groom a neat, dark tuxedo. Although there were to loud parties and elephant processionals, the bridesmaids looked lovely in their bright blue saris and the flower girls precious in matching, ivory dresses. It was a nice break from the life of Anne Boleyn.
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