Saturday, April 21, 2007

What I must do in the UK before the sun sets...

We are going to be rubbing elbows with students at the colleges next week. Our first official event is at Jesus College which I am very excited about. When we land on Saturday, I plan to walk the university town and experience all of the sights and smells first hand. Trust me, there will probably be a lot of "smells".

Sunday we are going to London- I have three must do's that day.
Westminster, Tower of London, British Muesum.
And of course eating all of that disgusting food I keep hearing about. If they have a good curry, I will be there!

During the week, we plan to travel to Ely to see an amazing cathedral.

We will also be viewing Kings College Chapel.

I will also be going to tea with our professor at the Orchard Tea Garden- here is a blurb from the website:
From 1909, when Brooke moved into Orchard House, to 1914, when the First World War began, the Orchard, with its wooden Tea Pavilion, which still stands to this day, provided a backdrop to a very remarkable group of friends - Rupert Brooke (a poet), Russell and Wittgenstein (philosophers), Forster and Virginia Woolf (novelists), Keynes (an economist), and Augustus John (an artist). It was an idyllic period...

Overall, I can hardly wait to see what the UK and Europe has to offer, but I have a final and paper to write this weekend, so I better get moving...

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Tracey,

Hope you have a great time. I wish I were going with ya'll.

Be sure to provide your " best of/worst of" for the trip.

Can't wait to see how the 2 weeks go!

Bon Voyage,

Mike

Unknown said...

Oh, I forgot.....

When you meet "Royalty" or just some high ranking citizens, please introduce yourself by " Hello Govna"

Can you please also let me know how many times you hear ( or say):

1. F's sake

2. Blowk ( means you clown,fool or dude or slacker I think?)Not sure of the spelling...

3. Wanka- do not say this!!!

4. " God Save the Queen"

5. " Yeah baby, yeah!"- ok. I had to throw Austin "Danger" Powers in

6. How many lumps of suga do you want miss?

7. I'm so pissed!

8. Finally- "You wanna shag now o lata"

Later,

Mike

Pictures of Journeys said...

Mike,
When we were in Cambridge for our virgin voyage, Joy said for F's sake several times. And I heard a bloke congratulate his girlfriend by saying, "Well Done, girl, Well Done."

So Mike- Well Done my boy, Well Done!