Tuesday 4 March 2008

Trip to Cambridge

Went to Cambridge recently. This is my second time goes there and get to see more things.

First of all, there is this Gonville and Caius College, that has 3 gates. It is the gate of Humility, Virtue and Honour. The students have to pass through the gate of humility in their first year and then virtue the second. Passing through the gate of honour is for graduation. There is actually another gate. The gate of need, as the students there would name it. It is the gate to the toilet.

Next, is definitely the Newton's apple tree. I did wanted to seat underneath it. Too bad it is nothing on the tree at this time of the year.

Next, follows by the punting on the backs. I get to see most the bridge on River Cam. (Hey, that is where is Cambridge gets it name) It is spring, so it is not too cold.
Well there is also a bridge of sigh in Cambridge - (1831 AD) too, similar to Oxford (1914 AD).

Well, I like the mathematical bridge the most, as it comes with Myth.
That the bridge was designed and built by newton. It was so perfect that the planks were laid one on top of the other and held together by their weight and the angles by which they were put together. Some students were so intrigued and in awe of its architecture that they took it apart to see how it was built. Their downfall was that they could not piece it back together again and therefore the bridge is now held together by nuts, bolts and screws.

Well everyone like Myth right? All right, here is the real story.

Well enjoy the photos.


Yup! they are having graduation. It is medical school.

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