Framlingham Castle and Cambridge

So, this week, we've travelled to Framlingham Castle and Cambridge. We've also been doing a lot of relaxing. We are still without our things, BUT our fridge, dishwasher, and dryer have been delivered! On Sunday, Will leaves for a week and a half for a course, so the girls and I will be around Hadleigh. When  his course is over, we are driving over to meet him, and then we are traveling to Wales for four or five days.

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Framlingham was built in 1190 (most of it, anyway), and it is the castle where Mary Tudor was declared the Queen of England, like a BOSS. We visited at the right time, because there was a traveling knights show. It was very interactive. We packed some sandwiches and had a picnic inside the castle. We climbed the very steep spiral stair case, and scaled the perimeter of the castle and it's watch towers. Will told me that the reason the stairs spiral counter clock wise is a defense mechanism. Most people were right handed, and the men running down the spiral stair case to hold the castle were able to defend themselves, and fuck shit up all at the same time. Unless you're in LoTR....Anyhow, The girls really enjoyed themselves.

Cambridge was amazing. Trinity College was NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, so I pouted almost the entire time we were there. Thankfully we only live an hour away, and I'm already planning our next trip. We met one of Will's West Point buddies for lunch (he was on his honeymoon with his lovely bride), at a place called "The Eagle." On Feb. 28, 1953, James Watson and Francis crick ran in and yelled that they had "discovered the secret to life" which to us, is DNA. We walked in several churches, and ohhh'd and awwww'd the entire day. Really, an amazing place.

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