I know there’s the whole Oxford rivalry thing but i’m not involved with that (having had such terrible A level results that I had no chance of going to either). I visited Oxford first and i’m afraid if you want to appreciate C~ you should probably visit it before you visit Oxford otherwise it will be a crashing disappointment. It’s not an attractive place, the people are arrogant, rude and unfriendly and apparently there is no such thing as customer service there either. The highlight of my trip was when the tour guide mentioned that John Cleese had gone to school there.
It has been possible to get accommodation in some Universities and Colleges out of term time for a while. However I find www.universityrooms.co.uk a bit better than most previous sites, in that it provides good information and tips about the places it covers, which include Cambridge.
I wanted to go as an exchange student. I was signed up to go at Ohlone until they canceled the program due to funding. I looked into it at CSUB but they only pick two students every year out of all 23 campuses combined to go, and I can’t compete with that. So, until I find another way to travel…
Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of
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Introduction to Cambridgeby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 The university town of Cambridge is a collage of images: the Bridge of Sighs; spires and turrets; drooping willows; dusty secondhand bookshops; carol-singing on Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel; dancing until sunrise at the May balls; Elizabethan madrigals; narrow lanes upon which Darwin, Newton, and Cromwell once walked; the "Backs" where the college lawns sweep down to the River Cam; tattered black robes of hurrying upperclassmen flying in the wind. Along with Oxford, Cambridge is one of Britain's ancient seats of learning. In many ways their stories are similar, particularly the age-old conflict between town and gown. Cambridge can name-drop with the best of them, citing alumni such as Isaac Newton, John Milton, and Virginia Woolf. Cambridge continues to graduate many famous scientists such as physicist Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time . (read article)
You can hop-on and off as many times as you like aboard your Cambridge open-top double-decker bus. There are 16 stops and the entire route takes approximately 1 hour (not including walking tour). The bus departs every 15 - 30 minutes from each stop. Ti...
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