2018 Free Travel Guide to Cambridge, UK

The most famous thing about Cambridge in the UK is definitely the University of Cambridge. This is the world's top first-class university with hundreds of years of history. It has produced great human science giants like Newton. Let me share with you the 2018 UK University. Cambridge free travel guide.

This half-month experience in the UK cannot be summarized as just a relaxing trip or a deliberate arrangement for an anniversary.

What is left behind is an insight into school, education, circle of friends, British life, etc. and the input of first-hand information without any processing, the most important of which is The most unexpected thing for me is that I can deepen my understanding after a trip. Of course, I cannot rule out Koi's persecution and layer-by-layer analysis of me. I originally planned to write everything down, but unfortunately my incomplete memory is no longer reliable, and all I can keep is a part of my trip to Cambridge.

City:

Let’s start with Cambridge, which has the longest base. In addition to having a vague impression of MAYBALL

at the beginning (the information comes from Zhizhi Hu and "The Theory of Everything"), for any other elements of Cambridge are pure blanks, even if there is a little image, I can only map a little bit of Gothic buildings in my mind, which is very general.

This time, the construction of the impression of Cambridge should start from PUNTING.

Punking

After eating the full meal at ROBINSON College

Breakfast should be around 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning. Tour groups have not flocked in yet, and so has the entire Cambridge At the end of the semester, not many people were around. Xiaojing rented a wooden boat (I don’t know what this boat should be called) to support the grass personally. The entire Jianhe River was full of people except for mallards and a swan that was cleaning its feathers. Our little boat was the only one wandering around. Although the air is not sweet, the sky is indeed light blue. It turns out that the long-lost bright sunshine looks like this, it is white.

KING’SCOLLEGE

Passed by the Bridge of Sighs, Newton’s Mathematical Bridge, and also passed by KING’SCOLLEGE, which looks like it can make the reflection in the water look real.

You can ignore everything. There are people punting the boat along the way, and you are responsible for enjoying the quiet scenery and feeling the temperature of the sun that can be touched on your body. When you can't help but envy the sunshine and leisure you usually enjoy, you will emphasize over and over again that what I see is only one side of Cambridge.

Firstly, this season is the best in the whole of Britain, and the usual strong winds and hazy weather are the most common in Britain; secondly, what I see is only the beautiful surface. I have not experienced the side of students studying and suffering.

But this does not affect my own imagination about how leisurely I would be if I were a member of Cambridge students. At this time, I did not compare my school with Cambridge at all, but completely forgot to make a comparison. , may have forgotten that this is also a university and not just an attraction.

Pipe Organ

Another place that impressed me deeply was the church at KING'S

COLLEGE. I was lucky enough to see such a shocking building when I entered the church for the first time. , when we entered, there happened to be pipe organ music playing inside. Maybe it was taking advantage of the echo of the building. The sound of the pipe organ sounded particularly ethereal, but it was not floating at all, but had a strong feeling. Maybe these two words are related to each other. It’s contradictory, but it certainly sounded like that to me at the time.

Stained glass

The stained glass in the building is very bright, especially blue and red. It is as thick and pure as paint without dilution. It should be described as such.

The ceilings of churches are generally very high, and this one is no exception. You need to look up to see the umbrella-shaped roof on top. In this regard, the church in Bath is still very humane. It provides a mirror that can directly reflect the situation above.

However, Bath Church is already a relatively complete attraction, and the church at KING’S COLLEGE is still part of the school.

The church is very large, and there are many small chapels and prayer rooms. I was ignorant and learned for the first time that the stone tablets and small statues inlaid with floor tiles in the church were all tombstones, and behind them represented people who had contributed to the church or this place and were influential.

I tried my best to avoid stepping on the stone tablets on the ground. On the one hand, it was out of respect, and on the other hand, it was probably due to traditional fear.

This church took more than 200 years to finally be built. The stone tablets inside can probably be said to have seen a lot of experience, and many of the writings engraved on them have faded away.

I remembered what Xiaojing said. In Cambridge, time seems to be eternal. No matter how the outside changes, or how long it takes you to come back, this place will still be the same as it was hundreds of years ago. Nothing has changed.

I have to say that religion is not just a belief, it has indeed brought about the inheritance of many cultures and arts. This kind of place where you can get peace in it is still far from my current knowledge. A minority indeed.

I finally wrote about the University of Cambridge. In about a week, I got to know Cambridge through ROBINSON

COLLEGE. This is how Xiaojing introduced it to me. The school is divided into two independent parts, one is the college and the other is the COLLEGE. The college is responsible for teaching, and the COLLEGE is responsible for all other things besides teaching, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Generally speaking, in undergraduate teaching, COLLEGE will be responsible for the students’ lives, while graduate students need to take care of themselves, but ROBINSON

COLLEGE is a special case, which can enjoy both undergraduate and postgraduate students’ lives. The treatment is good and you can feel the education of the college.

Since it was already the end of the semester when I went there, there were no classes, and there were not many people, so all I could feel was the daily life in Cambridge through the rough hardware facilities.

The first is the impression of the dormitory, or it cannot be called a dormitory at all. It is obviously a small villa garden, with six people using a large kitchen (the small well in the kitchen here is made for me) We had four dinners, including snail rice noodles, braised pork, beef with enoki mushrooms, and home-style braised chicken. Breakfast is not mentioned here.) Each person has a domestic standard six-person sleeping space. The lighting is very good. The windows face the small garden and the scenery is great. It's also very good. An aunt will be responsible for cleaning every week. I used to complain about why international students were given separate dormitories with such good conditions and balconies, but now I finally understand.

Of course you can enjoy your own life if you have your own personal space, but the relationship with your roommate is really average. Please be polite. After all, we don’t have that much time to spend together. What I like most is the big window in the small well room. After opening it, you can jump out (I walked out) to the big grass behind. From time to time, you can see big squirrels, fat pigeons, and crows. Take a leisurely walk on the grass.

I have to say that the pigeons here live a paradise-like life, because all the pigeons in Britain here belong to the Queen, so no one can disturb or harm the pigeons, and naturally they are not afraid of people. , will come to ask for food instead. (I’m writing this here for now, I’m so hungry that I’m dizzy.)

Drinking red wine at midnight

In the evening, I encouraged him to bring the sheets and a bottle of red wine from the rice cooker. He and some chocolates went to spread out on the lawn of their college to watch the stars. He downloaded an APP that could identify the constellations in the sky and saw Vega. However, the stars in the real sky were not as bright as those in the mobile phone (Koi said he wanted to go Under the darker trees, but I am still a little timid, forget it), but I successfully found the Big Dipper (the last star was not seen).

To this day, sitting in front of the screen, I can still remember the angle from which I took the photo of the wine bottle and the feeling of the humid air. It was so beautiful that it made people intoxicated. Another ROMANTIC scene was unlocked for us! But then As a result, the sheets became increasingly wet, and I had no choice but to go back to the dormitory to rest. . .

The first breakfast in England was in the college canteen. From the dormitory to the canteen, you first have to cross a road, that is, come out of the dormitory area, then cross a gravel road, and pass a small garden. When I went there, there were flowers being planted. After going down a few steps, I walked through a A small bush can reach the small wooden bridge of the college, with the college's large lawn on both sides (it didn't seem very big at the time, but when I went to BALL, it seemed that the folded space was shaken off) Come out.

This is my translation of Xiaojing's sentence). After walking out of the lawn, turn right and pass by a small porch. The upstairs of the small porch is the PORTER

ROOM, which is probably what it is called. Well, their letters and so on are placed in a row of small boxes against the wall. Of course, PORTER

is sitting opposite to work. The folding bed borrowed from Xiaojing's dormitory came from here, so this place is called It is still closely related to students’ lives. It is said that this PORTER is particularly interesting. There is a little story about eating paper buried here.

Well, you can reach an open space surrounded by their academy buildings by walking directly through the small porch.

It’s over, I’m lost in my own mind. Maybe I should have gone upstairs from the small porch to get to the cafeteria. No matter, I stayed in Cambridge for about a week, and it was only in the last day or two that I understood it. The surrounding space has a concept.

Anyway, when we arrived at the canteen, the mushrooms and roasted tomatoes really didn’t taste good, so I missed Grand Hyatt’s “English breakfast”.

Their cafeteria is not big, of course, because each college has its own cafeteria. There should be only one aunt responsible for serving meals every day. The daily breakfast meals are also very fixed, and there will be some for dinner. The menu was announced in advance, but according to Koi, it was not delicious. Maybe it's because there are so few people. It doesn't feel like you're in a cafeteria at all, but the illusion of being in a small restaurant. (Change to soy milk and fried dough sticks, life will be better!)

Of course, apart from the breakfast here, FORMAL is more exciting to me. Originally, I was going to participate in MAY

BALL on June 16th and eat formal directly, but Xiaojing was considerate and wanted to take me to practice first. Before eating formal on the 15th, I happened to catch up with the last church choir activity in the college. Naturally, I couldn't miss it because I was curious.

Since we searched for a place for a while, we had already started when we entered, and I felt very guilty (it turns out that this is where we are!)

First of all, The bishop who presided over the event (I don't know the exact title) gave us a piece of paper when we entered. On it was the content of today's service, including the choir's hymns and the Bible reading afterward.

To be honest, I was really shocked when the choir started singing. The voices were so harmonious that I didn’t even feel that so many people were singing together. Of course, it was an artistic shock. I still have no feelings about religion or anything like that.

(After all, I am a staunch atheist and strive to be an outstanding party activist) I don’t remember the tune at all now, I just vaguely remember the solo OH at the end

MY

LORD’s tune, do they really think they are talking to God Jesus?

I can’t tell whether the choir is pious, but through their chorus, I think I can tell that they are usually cooperative. The practice that goes into it. As far as this kind of practice is concerned, except for domestic art students, I can't think of other students who put in so much effort and effort for their hobbies. It's not that we don't love it enough, it's just that good students do it. After a long time, I became numb, and all I could think about was study and college entrance examination.

Bringing the subject back to the topic, other people who came to worship were still very pious. During the final prayer stage, they all sincerely closed their eyes. The girl sitting in front of us even clasped her hands. Prayers are said over the neck.

I also followed their example and closed my eyes, not knowing what to say to their Lord. Around 6:45 during the service, we left early. To be honest, it felt very rude, but we misremembered the time and thought the formal was at 7 o'clock that night. Later it turned out that we remembered the time wrong, it was actually at 7:30.

Before officially entering the formal restaurant, we will gather and chat in the small bar of the college. In fact, there is a special word for it, I can’t remember it clearly.

Entering the hall is a two-story space with several long tables. Although it is not as big as in Harry Potter, it is still a bit shocking to see such a scene for the first time. . Seats are chosen at will, but you cannot sit down until you hear the gong.

formal

Normally, there is a table for teachers and teachers’ guests. Students cannot leave until they leave the table, but I There were no "special guests" on the day I went.

We chose an adjacent location so that Xiaojing could teach me Western food etiquette (actually, he didn’t know as much about etiquette as I did, he just taught me the eating procedures and how to use knives and forks) .

One thing is different from what I thought. The atmosphere is really noisy, and you have to shout a little louder to communicate.

While waiting for the meal, I was observing the surroundings. There were some huge oil paintings of celebrities and deans hanging on the walls. British schools and museums especially like to hang all kinds of paintings on them. On the walls, there are many portraits and landscape paintings. Perhaps photos cannot satisfy their pursuit of elegance. I think they are particularly pursuing a sense of ritual in procedures. This is probably the difference between nobles and commoners.

After you sit down, you can see several sets of cutlery around the plate in front of you. When eating, you take them from outside to top. This is really not eating, but an elegant training. First, there will be pre-dinner bread. Poke a small hole with a knife, then cut it in half and spread butter on it. Xiaojing said it was because he was afraid of not having enough to eat, what, and expressed doubt.

Cod

The main dish is cod, which tastes okay. The fish I didn’t taste fishy are all good fish. According to Koi, the chefs here are all Michelin stars. A top chef, he has gained a new respect for food.

Dessert

The last dessert felt average, and I was in a bad stomach condition at the time and couldn't eat cold food. Maybe I was biased.

The second place to go is also the shortest place to go - London. Originally, there was a two-day trip to London planned in the itinerary, but on the first day there happened to be a fire in a building in London. It was quite serious. It was inevitable that people would not associate it with a terrorist attack, so the two of us were stunned. In Cambridge.

Missed my trip to Windsor Castle.

The trip to London was based on the London Eye - Westminster Abbey - St. James's Park - Buckingham Palace

(Special note, I was really lucky that day, many People gathered around, and I waited curiously for two minutes before I saw the Queen's car speeding past. The blue suit was definitely a must-have.)

The Queen

Lobster Burger— —Mr. MM’s store—Chinatown.

Of course, I just took a look at the London Eye from a distance and up close. There were really too many people queuing up to buy tickets, and they couldn’t buy them online. I really missed Meituan.

That’s it, the rest are scattered in memory