Castle-like colleges, vintage bikes and perfect fluo-green grass... welcome to Cambridge!10/31/2014 Go and check out my Cambridge Pinterest board for the must-see and dos of this beautiful city! We went to visit some friends in Cambridge last weekend and I can seriously say that I could live there. It is 50 minutes from London, 30 minutes with a direct train to Stanstead airport and it has that proper british WOW factor! It is definitely a photogenic city and I will definitely have to go back on a bright sunny day (yes, these does exists in the UK) to capture more of this beautiful town. So the first thing you realize when you come out of the station is that even if you you knew that Cambridge is a bike-friendly city, you now know what they mean by that! Everybody owns a vintage bike here and the challenge is not to find a parking spot, but a biking spot! I was quite happy to check something off my UK to-do list (I will share it with you all very soon... still a work in progress). Punting in Cambrige!!!!! A punt is a flat-bottomed boat used in small rivers, not to confuse with a gondola of course! The art of punting can be quite tricky and you definitely don't want to take a plunge in the River Cam! Etienne and I mastered it like pros! After all this hard work :) , we went to eat in a proper english pub. The legendary pub where Crick and Watson came up with their proposal for the structure of DNA It was so cosy and warm! After a great Sunday roast, we headed to Kings college chapel. King's College Chapel was started in 1446 by Henry VI and took over a century to build. It has the largest fan vault in the world and some of the finest medieval stained glass. I have to say that the mix of dramatic gothic architecture and the never ending green field was kind of amazing! We ended the day by wandering around the beautiful streets of Cambridge filled with students (aren't they suppose to be studying all the time?) There are some cute shops and a market in the middle of the town. Thank you Neeltje and Jeremy for being such great hosts and VIP tour guides ;).
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Neeltje
10/31/2014 06:44:22 am
Amazing pictures Andrea, and super fun to read! It's easy to get used to how beautiful it is here - thank you very much for reminding us! You & Etienne were indeed punting-pros! Something to keep in mind if you need a summer job ;-)
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I am a 30 year old woman full of life and addicted to any new experiences life can bring. I moved to the UK in 2014 with my husband for his work and I will try my best to describe my journey in my new home as an expat!
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