{"id":2667,"date":"2014-04-07T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daivarepeckaite.com\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2016-11-13T16:41:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T14:41:45","slug":"cambridge-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daivarepeckaite.com\/en\/2014\/04\/cambridge-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Daffodils\"<\/a>

Daffodils – click on the images to enlarge them<\/p><\/div>\n

“… When all at once I saw a crowd,
\nA host, of golden daffodils”<\/address>\n

This is Cambridge – wrapped in greenery and blossoms, full of wildlife and very village-like, although it has been urban and academic since the Middle Ages. This time I stayed at the edge of the town, close to Churchill College.<\/p>\n

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\"Cambridge<\/a>

Cambridge horses<\/p><\/div>\n

These horses look romantic, but in fact they are ill. This property on Madingley Road belongs to a veterinary research center.<\/p>\n

My earlier trip to Cambridge was my very first experience of England, and I found it very, very strange<\/a>. But this time I was staying with friends and had more time to explore the place. In fact, I even thought I would happily spend more time here. I visited three colleges (Fitzwilliam, Churchill and Robinson), and passed several more. I admired some very interesting buildings, such as the Judge Business School, which is built in some sort of supposedly oriental style. I also spent the first night ever at an Oxbridge college.<\/p>\n

\"Cambridge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cambridge feels extremely religious. It’s the only place so far where I’ve seen a poster wishing a “blessed and happy Lent”, and many streets, as well as colleges, are named after Christian saints, trinity, Jesus, etc.<\/p>\n

Colleges are academic communities that organize day-to-day life for their students and fellows. People live, eat, study and rest there. Being accepted to a well-known college adds to the prestige of studying at Cambridge.<\/p>\n

\"Panting<\/a>

Panting by Clare’s college<\/p><\/div>\n

Panting boats are a signature feature of Cambridge’s many canals. I still haven’t tried it.<\/p>\n

Another interesting thing I had a chance to observe in Cambridge was a pub quiz at Sir Isaac Newton Pub on Castle Str. Most of the questions were from sports typical in England, but there were some from general education, which a foreigner could know as well, such as “what is the c in E=mc2<\/sup>?”<\/p>\n

As always, people in Cambridge do not need to travel far – the whole world rushes to them. In addition to being one of the main intellectual hubs, the town would be a very nice place to stay a couple of days to enjoy nature and go people-watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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