
After one week arriving in Sheffield, I sign up for my first trip which is Cambridge. The trip cost £14 that only includes transportation fees. Cambridge is a city of university and the most famous university is University of Cambridge. But University of Cambridge has no campus as its university is scatted around Cambridge.
We started our journey at 7.30am at Charlotte court and arrived at Cambridge around 10.30am.
When i arrived at
Cambridge, we were lead for punting tour at River Cam which cost £4 per person. By taking punting trip, i was able to see the whole city of Cambridge through the river. We got pass through Mathematical Bridge, Queens’ College, Clare College, Trinity College, St.John’s College and Bridge of Sighs. The punting trip takes around 20 minutes but i need to wait for around 1 hour until our turn. However, it is worth taking the trip as we are able to look at the city from different point of view.
The next stop, i went to visit museum
which are Zoology museum, Sedgwick museum of Geology and Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. Zoology museum contains collection of Zoological specimens used for teaching and research. There are displays of marine invertebrates, exotic birds and mammal skeletons, included within a survey of the animal kingdom. It is quite an interesting museum to visit, however i have only 15 minutes to browse through due to waiting for punting trip. I just manage to take photos with those interesting animals such as dinosaurs, preserved animals.
After having a quick lunch ( bread), i went to The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. In the museum, there are many fossils, rocks and minerals from around the world and explore more than 550 million years of Earth's history. There were fossils from the age of dinosaurs, marine world, minerals such as crystal and jade and local geology (i.e. volcano, earth).
Later i stop by at market place to buy some souvenir. There got sell a lot of fruits,
souvenir, local products, sweets, nuts and many more. I bought some postcards and ma
gnet. Next, i head down to St. John Co
llege which is just a stone throw away from market place. The entrance fee for student is £1.70. I was given a map for us to tour around the college. There are three court altogether, which contains accommodation, lectures hall, dining hall. By passing through the river, i was able to see the bridge of sighs. It is a covered bridge which look charming and romantic. The whole tour around St. John College takes us round 2 hours.
Without noticing, it was already 4.30 pm and i need to arrive at bus stop by 4.45pm. I have only 15 minutes to reach the bus stop. Due to time constraints, i decided to take the short cut road back to bus station . However, i lost the way and past through a lot of shopping complex with lots of discount. I should have come here for shopping earlier....
but back to the point, i couldn't find the way to bus station and ask some of the local people for direction. Luckily , when i reach the bus stop , the bus is still waiting for us ...it was already
5.10pm
On the journey back, i was too tired and i slept through the whole journey. When i was awake , i already reach Charlotte court which was 7.30 pm ...
The trip was quite interesting and tiring ...i was impress with the architecture of the buildings and history of the college. I couldn't wait for my next trip which is Liverpool ..