Blogs from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

August 27 Cambridge – Addenbrooks Hospital - I did some extensive research on the internet and at local resources and figured out that the hospital that Mom trained at during the war in Cambridge before going to London to work as a nurse there was at the AddenBrooks Hospital which had its name changed during the war to First Eastern General Hospital. It is now the Judges Institute. The building has been repainted and remodeled a bit but is still essentially the same. I am sure it was nowhere near as colorful during the war. Judges Institute formerly Addenbrooks Hospital renamed First Eastern General Hospital during the war(which was the name Mom recognized when I called her today). People in Cambridge call it Old Addenbrooks since a new Addenbrooks Hospital has been built in another part ... read more

August 28 Tuesday - The weather turned out a bit hot today at 71 but other than that it was very nice. I rode the “hop on, hop off” tour bus around town and then just walked around a bit looking at the city. They have some really beautiful and impressive buildings here. Tomorrow morning I will head to Portsmouth. I will have to go in to London to Kings Cross station , then take a subway to the Waterloo Station to go to Portsmouth. The directions don’t look too complicated. I had thought about staying a few more days but the hostel was booked up so I guess I will head on to Portsmouth. I will just go through London and save exploring London for later in this trip when I will return to it ... read more

August 25 Saturday Liverpool to Cambridge This morning I got up early and went down to the lunchroom and had a banana and my tea for breakfast. I had intended to have some of my Muesli but someone had pinched it from my bag in the cabinet in the kitchen. It was clearly marked with my name and room number so there was no chance of a mistake. So I had tea and a banana and some yogurt for breakfast. I had intended on leaving for the station later but after finishing my tea I rearranged things a bit in my bags and then just called a cab to take me to Lime Street Station. It was only a bit after 8 when I arrived at the station so I waited a bit and then noticed ... read more

Cambridge, England~ London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay I have to admit we absolutely love the Olympics. The fact that they are being held in London this year...while were here, is amazing. So, the torch is being run all over the country. Here's a little history from http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/about/ ...The torch was lit in Greece and then arrived in the UK May 18 2012. It would travel over 70 days through 1,000 cities, viallges, and towns throughout the country. It was carried by over 8,000 inspirational people who were all nominated and chosen. They included the young and old, present and former athletes and olympians, other famous people, and military members. We looked and saw the Torch Relay would be coming through Cambridge-which is 20 min away-and we had to go. The event wa... read more

Samstagabend (4.Februar) hat es auch hier endlich angefangen zu schneien...und dafür ganz schön viel in ein paar Stunden. Das haben alle hier in der Straße gleich ausgenutzt; abends zw. 8-12 gab es hier unzählige Schneeballschlachten und Schneemänner. Bei uns gab es eine Schneeballschlacht im Garten, bei denen gleich die neuen Nachbarn aus Südkorea fröhlich mit dabei waren. Verbündet mit denen, haben wir dann gegen Eashwar (Inder) und René (aus meinem Kurs) eingeseift was ging. Jetzt ist es aber nur noch feucht, der Schnee super schwer und unsere Temperaturen zwischen 0 und -4 Grad. Das Wetter lässt mich auch mit dem ein oder anderen Schnupfen und kratzen im Hals kämpfen - ist immer mal besser und mal wieder schlechter. Wenn man jetzt irgendwo hin muss, schlidert man über die Straßen, weil Schneeschippe und Räumdienst hier wortwörtlich als ... read more