As you may have known, I went to Cambridge to attend WQ's graduation (congrats again!) in June. WQ has been (and will still be) a close friend and I was so very excited to be invited for her graduation. Not only I'm finally seeing a longtime friend, it was the first graduation ceremony I've ever attended and boy, it's Cambridge's graduation ceremony!
Being the big camwhore, I've accumulated too many pictures taken in Cambridge. After being there, I finally understood why tourist from all around the world swamp into the world famous city and why parents pay so much to send their kids to be educated there. It's just too beautiful a place to be missed. Being there made me feel like studying again. Anyways, back to the pictures, I've decided to split the Cambridge posts into various sections so that I can be lazy for now for the ease of reading. (It was a rainy day in Cambridge so excuse the pictures for gloomy skies).
First, we start with King's College (and no, it's not related to the one in London). It is one of the must-see colleges in Cambridge. Situated along the river and smacked in the middle of the town, King's College attract groups of tourists just taking pictures of the entrance.
Gothic style entrance to King's College, Cambridge
As you can see from the picture above, there are plenty of bicycles parked along the entrance to King's. Cycling is the most common method of transport for students in Cambridge. As a matter of fact, it's the commonest form of transport for students period.
The first building you see when you enter King's College
There's actually a statue right in the middle of the court but building on the right was under construction and the picture with the statue has its scaffoldings in it. So I've decided to crop it out and give you an excuse to go to Cambridge and see it for yourself. :D
The entrance from the inside
Heading to the deeper court towards the chapel and the river
King's College chapel on the left. It was said that some crazy adventurous students climbed to the very top of it and left some souvenirs on top. Eventually they were taken down.
I just had to put this picture up because this is the exact road that leads to WQ's blog theme. I've always been curious where it was and now I know :)
Heading down from the chapel, you'll see a bridge across the river. Yes, punting!! (next post on punting coming up)
The last picture for now: the road in front of King's College. I wished I had a cup of hot chocolate in one of these coffee shops. Do you know students receive supervisions (small group sessions) from lecturers in some of the rooms on top of these shops?
