Hi guys! I just got off the phone with my mom, there.
So, I made my way here to this beautiful town, Cambridge.
And what’s Cambridge known for?
The university and its old buildings and beautiful architecture.
Cambridge University is made up of 31 colleges
and has an estimated student population of up to 20,000.
I heard the best way to explore Cambridge is to put on some great walking shoes. So, let’s go.
I’m really excited to be in Cambridge because
one fun fact about me is that I really love old buildings and old architecture,
so I think this is going to be absolutely great.
The different colleges are scattered all over the town.
If you’re like me and you don’t have a great sense of direction,
you can stick to this street, King’s Parade, where many of the colleges are lined up.
Now, what do we have here around the corner? This is Gonville and Caius College.
Look at the detail on those statues. I wonder what it was like to be one of those men.
Maybe one day I’ll be on one of those buildings. That’s my life goal.
This is the oldest and most influential college within Cambridge University.
It’s crazy to think that this was built several hundreds of years ago
and it feels so high-tech, in a way.
We don’t really make these kinds of buildings anymore and I think it’s kind of a shame.
You can tell I like old buildings.
Alright, that’s great. Let’s move on and see what else Cambridge has to offer.
That is amazing. This makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
I love these old buildings so much! Let’s just cross the road now.
This looks like it must be King’s College,
one of the most famous colleges in all of Cambridge.
When it was completed, it was only accessible to students of Eton,
a private school for the upper class English.
Nowadays, things are different. It actually has one of the highest intake rates
from state schools of any other Cambridge college.
Times can change!
Wow, so now we’re on the inside. Let’s go check out this building here, the Chapel.
This is absolutely fantastic.
You can see how much thought has been put into everything,
from the massive buildings over here to …. Even the grass here.
It looks like whoever mowed the lawn had a Ph.D., you know? Great stuff.
I wonder if I could buy this place. I should start saving up.
I could live here. I could.
Just a few minor adjustments and I could be comfortable here. It’s up to my standards.
This building is absolutely stunning on the outside.
I need to go check it out on the inside.
This is amazing.
The patterns that we saw on the outside make a lot more sense
now when you see them here with colour.
It’s just a big work of art. The colours are so vivid.
This is cool! This is crazy.
You know how I was saying it was big on the outside.
From the inside, it’s even bigger.
This chapel was built in 1446 and has the world’s biggest fan vault.
I can’t imagine anything bigger than this, to be honest.
This is a prime example of English Gothic architecture and I love it.
It’s got dragons and a dog … This is insane!
Is this where you sit and …
What happens here? This looks really … bougie.
This was the norm for some people back a couple of centuries ago.
Woops. That was close. I almost walked into some medieval building and ruined it.
That would have been tragic. You could have warned me!
Wow! That chapel was absolutely amazing. We need to build more churches like that.
Here’s another college.
Imagine studying at this place.
This one is amazing as well.
They’re all so big! One amazing building after another amazing building.
Wow! That chapel was really amazing, especially considering how long ago they built it.
What’s your favourite building?
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