Blogs from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 21

Hello Peeps, After hearing about this from a very clever friend we thought we would sign up to it for when we embark on our exciting journey to the Alps where I shall attempt to learn to ski, make polite conversation and cook 3-course meals for 20 every night-arghhh! Ta-ra Sarah and Angus xxx ... read more

I finally have another holiday to look forward to! I know some of you think that all I do is go on holiday but that is simply not true. Anyway after much umming and ahhing we have decided to go to Turkey. We thought it would be somewhere new and interesting to explore. We have signed up to do a small group trip which starts and ends in Istanbul. It takes in a range of places including Cappadocia and Ephesus. I don't know that much about Turkey but what I have read about looks pretty cool. I have always liked the look of Cappadocia and the amazing scenery. As we were so late in deciding where to go it means that we don't have long to wait before we pack our rucksacks and go. :-)... read more

I started off our last day with my first "English Breakfast" (vegetarian). It was so filling. And yummy. After that, it was off to Buckingham Palace, where there was something going on within the gates. Maybe the changing of the guard? I'm not sure. I couldn't see through all of the people. We got to see the palace though. Next, we went to the National gallery, home to original works by Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Monet. It gave me goosebumps to be in the same room with such famous paintings. Inches away. Oh, and the museum was HUGE. It took several hours to get through. Wonderful, breathtaking works. Then we were off the Piccadilly Circus to do some shopping. Beth and I found some cheap luggage to bring gifts home in (only 5 pounds. Sweeeet.) ... read more

Suz came in to my room at 6.30am telling me to get up - we both felt like crap after only 3 hours sleep. Apparently, Suz’s alarm went off and she thought it was Monday, got up and got dressed for work - haha! We chucked a few things in a bag and jumped in the car. We tried to get out of London, it took us 40 minutes to get over the River Thames (which should have taken 10!) We found ourselves driving around random suburbs with building that were falling down, etc. Suz just happened to randomly look back and saw a sign for the M11! We did a quick U-turn and we were finally on our way. Still feeling rather average. We got to Cambridge nice an early, about 8am, parked the car ... read more

Last night I met up with Ling in Cambridge, a city comprised of 31 colleges. A real, live castle houses each college! Seriously, can you imagine going to school in a castle built in 1400? Each castle has its own character-- famous alumni (Trinity-Prince William), gorgeous gardens (Pembroke), sinfully beautiful chapels (King's). As you walk up the main street, you nearly always have a castle on either your left or right side. After class with Ling (I've attended Cambridge now!) and dinner in the dining hall (unlike Berkeley dining halls, truly a "hall" with a four-story high ceiling and adorned walls and ceiling to boot), we headed off to play (read "watch") cricket. The cricket field happened to lie about 4 miles from the college, so we (Ling, me, and Ling's friend) had a good 40 ... read more