Cambridge - 29/03 to 31/03
Thank You for being the babe that you are, a friend beyond measure &
all the memories that we've shared thus far :)
Surprisingly, we arrived cambridge on schedule, no glitches, signalling problems whatsoever. sangee had walked from her college to the train station to meet us. I gave her a HUGE bear hug on seeing her. Missed her so much especially after spending much time during the last summer holidays back in singapore pouring out our hearts to one another, whining and complaining about the truckloads of crap in our lives. We walked back to her college (25 minutes from the station), passed a really nice park which is lit only by a single lamp post at night. needless to say, it boasts a relatively high crime record but i do acknowledge that it is indeed a beautiful place to be in the daytime.
sangee's accomodation is rather interesting. she lives in a 5 or 6 ( i can't remember) storey apartment with 8 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, at least 3 toilets and 2 showers. each floor is separated by two flights of stairs and has at most 2 bedrooms. the kitchen occupies one floor. it's really cramped but cosy. what really amused me was the number of toilets in the house (high density ratio =P) and how some flights of stairs would lead straight into toilets (within a stride) if u didn't turn the corner.. haha~ weird as it may seem, it's really cosy.
The 2 days spent in cambridge were absolutely brilliant. we saw many colleges of the university and walked a bit around town. cambridge is really pretty, with so many historical buildings, brilliant european architecture from various periods, cute little cottages, churches, small interesting shops along every alley. the bakeries, chocolatiers, antiquarian bookstores, coffee houses.. o, i love it! to me, it's like the essence of england all concentrated in that town. it's keeps up with the times (technology, shopping etc.) and yet it manages to preserve most things of the old... partly due to the presence of such an old and reputed university i guess - one that truly embraces tradition.
On the "social" side of things, ken and i had a chance to meet chan lek, one of sangee's college mates doing biology. nice, quiet, thin bespectacled guy formally from HCJC, super brainy and definitely hardworking. four of us watched two good movies - Adaption and Garden State (u guys should catch them if u can) and cooked some pretty good meals. by coincidence, sangee and i also found out that hira was actually her sister's classmate. hira and sangee had met before! it's a small world.
This neo-classical building is one of the finest art galleries and museums in europe, housing a priceless collection of paintings, ceramics, armour, furniture and antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Greece, the Near East, Cyprus and Rome.
The bridge connects the two parts of Queens' College. It was rebuilt in 1902 to replace a former bridge (1749) of similar design which was reputed to be held together with nothing but timber pegs. It was later dismantled by a groups of students seeking to unravel the mystery of how it held together. They were later unable to re-assemble the bridge without the help of nuts and bolts.
Named after a similar bridge in Venice, the Bridge of Sighs leads across the River Cam to the neo-Gothic New Court Buildings and popularly known as ‘the Wedding Cake’ due to the extravagance of their decoration.
Propelling an open flatbottom boat with squared ends in shallow waters using a long pole. A leisure activity that is enjoyed by both students and the people of Cambridge.
One of only five remaining round churches in England, originally modelled after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The building has been extended over the years and was heavily restored in 1841 when much of the original stonework was replaced.
Once again, thank you sangee for eVeryThiNg!!
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