A tour through the Colleges of Cambridge
During our time in Cambridge we had a sightseeing tour through that beautiful town. Our tour-gide told us a lot about the old town which is famous for ist universities where students from all over the world study. Cambridge is also famous for the magnificence of King's College Chapel whose Christmas carol services are broadcasted worldwide. During the tour we got to know about the mass of the colleges in Cambridge . Now, we will present the most important facts about some important colleges.
Some of these colleges are over 700 years old and they cover a tremendous range of architectural styles. There are thirty-one colleges in Cambridge and they also can be used as ‚homes' for students. That's why so many students come to Cambridge . It is of course a perfect possibility, studying and living in one of the colleges. There are three colleges where just women live in but the other twenty-eight colleges are mixed.
After the sightseeing-tour we made a ‚Punting-tour' on the river Cam which flows through the town. Right on this tour we saw some of the famous colleges like ‚Clare College', ‚Pembroke College' and ‚King's College '.
We also visited one of the colleges: King's College. This college was build in 1441 because King Henry VI needed a big college for students from his newly established school at Eton . King's College' is also very famous for it's chapel which was build since 1446. But working on this building was delayed by the ‚War of Roses' and took almost one hundred years to complete, during the reigns of five kings, the last being that of Henry VIII. His gift to the chapel was its beautiful carred oak screen. The rest of the college site was empty for nearly 300 years before work began on James Gibb's classical Fellow's Building in 1724. A century later the south range was build with the ‚King's Parade' screen and gatehouse designed to match the chapel. King's College is also interesting to visit because of the intricate wooden bridge spanning the Cam .
This bridge is popularly known as Mathematical Bridge – although it was not, as believed, built without screws or bolts. It was reconstructed in 1904 to the original mid-eighteenth-century design.
After our trip to Cambridge we are convinced that Cambridge is very interesting for visitors.
Not only to see the colleges…
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London
On our trip to Cambridge we, the Englisch-LK 13, spent one day in London. We started with a sightseeing tour by bus with our guide Vicky.
Our first stop was at the Tower Bridge, where Mr. Oberpenning tried to take a picture of our group which sadly failed.
After that we went to Westminster Abbey, where some of us enjoyed lying on the pavement.
The last stop we made at Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately there was no change of the guardians and the queen didn't bother saying "Hello" to us, although she was at home.
Again on the bus, Vicky told us even more about London's life-style and its monuments. People in London express themselves freely in their styling and clothing.
Our last stop was St. Paul's Cathedral. St. Paul's is a very popular cathedral and well known for its whispering gallery which is in the dome. If you are standing on one side of the dome and whisper something to the wall, people standing on the other side can hear very clearly what you are saying. 
Links about London:
Official Website of the British Monarchy
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