Mother of Education..

To date, Cambridge is my favourite amongst the touristy places I have been so far. The trip was inpromptu and arranged rather last minute. In fact, the decision to go was triggered by Mira's casual suggestion during a MindAlign chat.

Thanks to my resourcefulness, I found a good 3-for-the-price-of-2 lobang! That works out to a mere 8.60 GBP for a return ticket to Cambridge from London! Ha~! (Having said that, it could have been cheaper if we were to go in a group of 4)

Cambridge is a small and peaceful town - home to 31 colleges! We travel mainly around on the Red Topless Sight-Seeing Tour Bus..

The highlight of the Cambridge Trip was Punting. Didn't know what 'Punting' was initially.. I thought it was fishing, Tunleng thought it was gambling (think she meant horse punting.. heehee..). Desiree's guess was the closest so far - rowing boat with a stick.

Some interesting facts I learnt during the trip:

1. Cambridge University claimed that it has produced more than 80 nobel prize winners so far.
2. Trinity College is the richest college in Cambridge, followed closely by St John's College and King's College.
3. When Prince Charles studied History and Archaeology in Trinity College, it was said that his bodyguards scored better than him in the exams.
4. St John's College lost the right to build a clock tower due to a dirty trick played by Trinity College.
5. John Harvard, founder of Harvard University is educated in Emmanuel Colleague in Cambridge!
6. The reason why the railway station was built a distance away from the city centre in the early days was to prevent the students from being distracted by the attractions of the neighbouring cities!

The Trinity College

St John's College

King's College