Apr 29, 2008

Visit to London & Cambridge

WG's sister and brother-in-law were in UK last weekend. We met them in London, together we made a day trip to Cambridge, then back to Cardiff.

The London Eye

London Eye 是在千禧年建成的,故也称Millennium Wheel, 在当时是世界最高的摩天轮(135 metres)。摩天轮位于泰晤士河畔。如果把照片倒过看,河畔的路灯好像一串项链,London Eye就像一颗坠子。

以下这道甜品叫Pavlova,像不像融化了的雪人。Pavlova 名字取自一个著名的俄罗斯芭蕾舞蹈员。Pavlova is a meringue dessert made from whipped egg whites and caster sugar.

星期六我们开车到剑桥。这天的天气特好,阳光普照,游客很多。我们就在这家座落在康河河畔的酒馆,一面享用午餐,一面欣赏河面风光。

河面有许多游客在撑船。

以下是剑桥著名的“数学桥”,官方名称是“木桥”。

The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden bridge across the River Cam, between two parts of Queens' College, Cambridge. Its official name is merely the Wooden Bridge.

There are several myths surrounding the construction of the bridge. One of myths is that the bridge was designed and built by students. 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. The professors 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.

剑桥大学有31所学院。

这是座落于市中心的Emmanuel College,成立于1584年。


虽然它就坐落于喧闹的大路旁,路上汽车巴士来来往往,

但是一进到里面却是一个完全不同的世界。墙内是一片静谧的世界。

Front court and the Chapel

这是图书馆。因为天气好,许多人在草地上享受温暖的阳光。

学生宿舍

看来这里不只是读书的好地方......

King's College。

原来这就是木兰花(Magnolia),开得好大好漂亮!

星期天我们开车回卡迪夫。

这是衔接英格兰和威尔斯的大桥,过桥费5英镑。

春天的Llandaff Park绿意盎然。


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