This seminar also offered me the opportunity of living during four days in a college, more especifically in Clare College, one of the most important in Cambridge. Nevertheless, I must admit that my first impression when I saw my room was not very positive, since it was quite spartan: no telephone, no TV, no distractions, just a table, a chair and a lamp to study. It is clear that the aim of the one living in that room is studying. However, after two days I was totally used to it and felt quite comfortable there.
Close to Clare College, one finds the King's College, with its impressive chapel (see picture above). This chapel has no columns inside and is much bigger than the main church in Cambridge (but it belongs to a college, don't forget). There are like 35 colleges in Cambridge: some of them cannot be visited, some of them can be freely visited and some others require a fee for visiting their instalations. In the case of King's College the fee amounts up to 5 pounds, an unreasonable price to me.Literally Cambridge refers
to a bridge over the river Cam. This river goes through the back of the most important colleges and it is possible to watch their gardens (so-called "backs) from boats similar to the Venetian gondolas. It is worth hiring one of these boats, although the price is, again, a bit abusive. The gardens in the backs of the colleges are also remarkable.There are many other attractions in Cambridge, such as the "Mathematical Bridge", built without a curve element; the Fritzwilliam Museum or an strange clock which never gives the right time. All of them, together with the colleges and the atmosphere around the city, contribute to make Cambridge a place which is really worth a visit.
1 comment:
Ese si es un sitio que me gustaria conocer.
vaya vida te pegas majo!
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