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    • MatkaajaEngland 2022
      Päivä 4

      Walk im Grünen

      14. heinäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Nach der Erholung freuen wir uns auf die nächste Erkundigungstour - diesmal zu Fuss. In gäbiger Gehdinstanz gibts gleich verschiedene Pärke, unter anderem den Cherry Hinton Hall Park. Hier taumeln sich unglaublich viele Hunde (mit netten Besitzern), Yogis, Familien und Radler. Der Park ist teils sehr urtümlich und wild und es hüpfen auch hier - zur Freude von Nayra - wilde Hasen. Durch ein idyllisches Quartier mit Häuschen an Häuschen gereiht, führt unser Rückweg dann prompt am Robin Hood‘s Pub vorbei… na denn, Prost 😋 zurück im Camping darfs etwas Bodenständiges sein… unsere Wahl fällt auf: Raclette & Kartöffelchen 🥰🇨🇭, dazu stimmen wir uns mit der Begegnung FRA - BEL auf den Match von Sonntag ein 💪Lue lisää

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    • WoklynUK2024
      Päivä 21

      Day 5 Cambridge

      6. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Today we decided to go to the Botanical Gardens. It was a cloudy morning, but quite warm. It was about a 20 minutes walk from here, and the Google maps told us the best way to go, so we obediently followed instructions. The gardens were quite extensive, and we didn’t attempt to cover the whole area, but we had a very enjoyable walk around. There was a lovely water area, with lots of ducks and other water birds. Wok was sitting on a bench having a rest, when a man nearby asked him if he could identify an unusual bird swimming past. Wok said he didn’t have a clue, and the fellow said he thought he might have been one of those bird-watcher people because of the hat he was wearing. He was obviously not only ignorant of bird species, he also didn’t know what twitchers looked like, because Wok was wearing his Virgin Airways bucket hat that he’s had for years.

      There were also extensive glass houses with noticeably different climatic areas inside. We were surprised to find them open, as on the gardens website it said they were closed. There were lots of orchids, which made a beautiful display, and they were the most spectacular. But of course other rooms were of equal interest in their own right.

      I was surprised and quite proud, as though I was personally responsible, to see a Wollomi pine specimen growing. It was labelled as endemic to NSW, but I thought they could have given it a lot more interest if they’d told the full story.

      There was also a nice place to eat, and it was while we were there, under a big umbrella, that we noticed a few spits of rain. We decided it would be prudent to make for home, and the weather held beautifully for us until we were the warm and safe, before a nice heavy fall of rain came down. I confess I didn’t hear it, because I’d nodded off while reading, but Wok told me about it!

      Tomorrow we plan to take a train trip to a nearby village, called Ely.      Lue lisää

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    • Orkney to the Hansa Worlds
      Päivä 16

      Train to Cambridge

      20. syyskuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      Wednesday. Met by Anne and Tom at the station. Checked into Newnham College, a very interesting college history, a college with a focus on women.

      The college was founded in 1871 by a group organising Lectures for Ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicent Garrett Fawcett. It was the second women's college to be founded at Cambridge, following Girton College. The College celebrated its 150th anniversary[5] throughout 2021 and 2022.

      Walked around Cambridge, briefly visited the Fitzwilliam museum. Dinner at the Red Bull Newnham near the college. Got a little lost in the dark in the college grounds, thanks google.      Lue lisää

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    • WoklynUK2024
      Päivä 22

      Day 6 Cambridge

      7. toukokuuta, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Today we had a slower start, so we postponed our trip to Ely till tomorrow. We had tickets to go back to King’s College, which I mentioned earlier was the only one of the 31 colleges which is open. The rest are closed because it is exam time. This time we were able to take photos in the chapel, and also to walk around the grounds. Of course anyone who’s watched Lewis or Morse or other similar shows knows that at Oxford there are lots of “Keep off the Grass” signs, and of course Cambridge is no different. However, we could walk in the grounds that were between the buildings and the river. It was good to see the punts and canoeists from a different perspective, and there was not quite as much traffic on the river today.

      One thing we’ve been surprised about is how these huge buildings are fronting the narrow streets. Even if you aren’t looking for a particular college you suddenly come upon an amazing, imposing edifice, and you see that it’s one of the colleges which has been part of the University since the fourteenth century. Our last photo shows Trinity College, which was founded in 1546 by HenryVIII. There’s an apple tree growing in the front garden, reminding visitors that Sir Isaac Newton was a student there. Nobody pretends that it’s THE apple tree which helped him to discover the law of gravity, but it’s a fun reminder. Incidentally, over the years 32 Trinity men have been awarded the Nobel Prize.

      We also saw the Round Church. It was built around 1130. There is a really strong Christian presence in the city. Many of the university colleges were founded by different church organisations. Also many had the patronage of royalty. But not all are hundreds of years old. A number were founded in the nineteenth century and quite a few since the 1950s. The student population is 24,000 in a city of 140,000, and it has a really young feel, despite the age of so many of the buildings.

      So, tomorrow it’s Ely here we come.      Lue lisää

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    • Matkaaja2019 Europe Trip
      Päivä 27

      Day 26 Cambridge

      26. elokuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Yesterday Oxford, today, Cambridge!! Yes we doubled down on our University sojourns and spent the day in Cambridge. It is about as far north east of London as Oxford is west of the Capital and just as easy to reach by train.

      Given that we took the hop on, hop off bus yesterday and to keep the comparisons fair we decided to do the same in Cambridge. For my money Oxford is slightly the grander of the two cities and Cambridge seems to have more of a chip on its shoulder about Oxford than vice versa. Cambridge is where a number of the royal family have gone and Prince Charles is less than fondly remembered as probably the dimmest person to ever attend (there are strict academic criteria to meet for everyone else) and they created a course specifically to enable him to pass out with a degree (although even that took a year longer than usual).

      The main tourist related activity that Cambridge does way better than Oxford is punting, so we waited till today to take a punt tour along the river Cam. You can do it yourself, but having watched people giving out a go yesterday we took the safe option and left it to the experts and took a trip with one the many firms offering guided punts. It’s only a about a kilometre each way and passes alongside three of the university’s most famous colleges (St Johns; Trinity and Kings). Whilst the colleges are a seperate entity from the university itself, every student must be a member of a college to study.

      Thankfully no transportation issues to report today and apart from managing the unseasonable temperatures (it was another hot day here with temps again in the early 30’s) the day was drama free. Less people around today as the bank holiday long weekend is over and just as we are about to end our holiday the high temps are due to end. Should drop down to a more comfortable mid 20’s tomorrow which is our departure day. We are not due to fly out until late in the evening so we have a day that we will spend shopping in Oxford Street/Covent Garden before collecting our bags for a 7 pm check in time at Heathrow.

      Photos attached show... The Cambridge version of the bridge of sighs from our punt... (sigh, I’m over the bloody bridge of sighs, I’ve seen Venice’s original and in the past two days, replicas of it in both Oxford and Cambridge); St Johns College Chapel; the mechanical bridge; our train to Cambridge; Trinity College; a Cambridge Street with random construction worker in the foreground...; the river Cam; Kings College; the punting station on the river Cam.      Lue lisää

    • MatkaajaTrip to England
      Päivä 4

      Cambridge

      26. huhtikuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      The 26th we went to cambridge it was the best day. We had a visit to a university, it's so beautiful inside the school! After the visit, the teachers gave us some free time. We bought caps with my friends and we met Belgians with this cap, they were nice. We went punting apart from the group, I loved it. During the return trip, we sang even if we didn't sing very well, it was a good memory.Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaMax & Pauline on the Road
      Päivä 20

      Ein Tag Cambridge

      15. syyskuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Sofort bessere vibes als on Oxford gespürt, rumgelaufen, colleges bestaunt, Crêpes gegessen in ‚crêpeaffair‘, das history of science museum besucht, das department for biochemistry angeschaut, ‚nur auf ein Bier in den brewdog-pub‘ und dann dort versackt, durch Biere durch probiert, ein brewdog-Kölsch geschenkt bekommen weil ich aus Köln komme, lecker gegessen, ‚früh ins Bett, weil wir ja morgen früh los müssen‘ und dann zu wach/aufgeregt gewesen, um schlafen zu können…Lue lisää

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    • Matkaaja2023 - on the road again
      Päivä 254

      Spaziergang in Cambridge

      3. lokakuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Liegt ja quasi auf dem Weg 🙄😅
      Ich Treff Ena, meine alte zukünftige Kollegin gleich auf dem Weg, beim umsteigen in Hitchin (und winke einmal rüber nach Rosebank zu den Goodman’s, die leider nicht zuhause sind heute 👋🏻). Sie kommt von Heathrow, ich von Stanstead. Und hab so knappe 2 Stunden Zeit für einen Nachmittagsspaziergang in der Sonne. Einmal in die Stadt, vorbei an Kings- und Queens College, der Zeiger losen Uhr, am Kanal entlang zurück, noch nen Kaffee, vorbei an “Little Petra” und schon geht’s weiter!Lue lisää

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    • MatkaajaEuropean Christmas 2023 /2024
      Päivä 30

      Day 29 Cambridge, UK

      5. tammikuuta, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

      Wow! We have probably found our second most favourite place of the trip. After a reasonably easy and straightforward trip from Nottingham to Cambridge, we parked up to find the most beautiful city, full of history and character. The flat is perfect and walking distance to town. In one day we managed to tick off several of the 21 things recommended to be done in Cambridge. First off we stopped for brunch at Fitzbillies - a delicious and much needed sandwich/ sausage roll. We then wandered the streets, stoppping at Great St Mary’s Church to climb the 150 steps on the tower for a great view over Cambridge. We then carried on past many ornate and beautiful buildings including King’s College Chapel. There were several other churches and many gorgeous buildings, all of which were later identified and explained on our one and a half hour Hop On Hop Off bus tour around Cambridge. We were amazed at how big the city is and how the university is the absolute heart of the city with many colleges spread all around. By now it was neatly dark and very cold as we were in the open topped top storey of the bus. We got off the bus and settled into The Mitre pub for some warmth, a drink and then an early dinner. We decided then to walk around the corner to find Jack’s Gelato for a delicious ice cream for dessert. We walked it off as we made our way in darkness back through town, down some back streets and then to our flat. We can’t wait to explore further tomorrow.Lue lisää

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    • Groß Britannien
      Päivä 3

      day trip to Cambridge

      24. heinäkuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Bei einem Tagesausflug in Cambridge kamen wir gar nicht aus dem Staunen heraus, so viele alte, wunderschöne Gebäude. Und ein kleiner Fluss mit wunderschönen Brücken erinnerte und an Venedig, da auch hier Gondelfahrer unterwegs sind.Lue lisää

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