Cambridge

University town, Cambridge. I would say there is nothing much to see here, except for the Backs. But maybe people are really interested in the colleges. It cost money to walk into nearly every single college.

The weekend market. Lots of cheap things here. Some nice coffee beans.

King's college. I think you need 3 to 4 quid just to get in. What a college.

The Backs. River Cam with a few ducks. Some tourists taking photos. And the famous King's College Chapel.

The mathematical bridge. Legend has it that no bolts or nuts were used to built to build the bridge. But of course lots of screws are used.

The Eagle Pub. Watson and Crick used to drink here. The fellows who came up with the DNA double helix theory. I will go down for a pint soon, perhaps I will get some inspiration for a new theory.

Caerdydd, Wales

Caerdydd or Cardiff in English, is the Welsh capital. The youngest capital in Europe.

The keep at the Castell Caerdydd (Castle Cardiff). The queer thing about this castle is that it is a castle as well as a great medieval mansion. It has pretty nice stories in every little room of the castle. There are welsh cakes at the Undercroft too.

Sunset. Millenium Stadium Fancy a game of rugby?

The gospel Lightship 2000. A nice gospel ship with a on board quiet room for sunday service. Has a tea house on the deck. But the interior design is really warm. The feeling of the family of God.

The Wales Millenium Centre is the centre for performance arts. Provides free lunchtime concerts too at the wide concourse.

The Norwegian Church by Cardiff bay. It is a small humble building now serves hot Welsh cakes.

Salisbury, Avebury, Stonehenge

Salisbury. Marketed for its proxmity to the Stonehenge. But it is still a place worth visiting especially for her impressive cathedral.

The Salisbury Cathedral is has the tallest spire in UK, stands 123m. There is a huge medieval clock inside that was built in the 1300s. The huge clockwork is running though.

The historic site of Old Sarum. See the markings off the castle wall, that is where the original cathedral was. But of course the whole city is now shifted to where the current Salisbury is.

Contemporary art. the deadly kiss of Judah.

Stonehenge. Ring of enormous stones from the mountains of Wales, built 5000 years ago. What is it used for? Astronomical or religious uses? What I have learnt is that there is human intelligence then. Great human intelligence. Before the Flood, humans are smart, they are made in the image of God, we are smart.



The Avebury stone circle. The scale of stone circle is so much bigger compared to the Stonehenge. Nevertheless, people love the crowds, but I don't. It's worth taking the long bus ride there.

Bristol and Bath

Bristol and Bath are really closed together but looks totally different. Bristol the southern suburbs is filled with docks, warehouses, canals and some great architecture. Bath, combining Roman and Georgian history, a place of mystery yet unbelieveably relaxing.

Bristol. Harbour. Converted warehouses at the back used as pubs and restaurants.

Bristol Cathedral. The same kind of structure as Westminster Abbey.

Pulteney Bridge and the horseshoe shaped weir in Bath.

Royal Cresent. Designed by John Wood the Younger.

The Roman Baths, Bath. Dedicated to Sulis-Minerva the goddess when it was built. Hot springs. Water pour out at 40+ degrees throughout the year. Seems mysterious enough. If they couldn't explain it, they chose to worship it. We worship Him because we know Him and He knows us, a personal God. See the difference?

South West Cornwall

What's the difference between a traditional Cornish breakfast and a traditional English breakfast? Seems like it's the location where you have your breakfast. A Cornish breakfast is an English breakfast you have in Cornwall..

The last train station you find at the end of the south-west line, Penzance. The 8 hours overnight train ride from London King's Cross is a torture, but no one will find it a torture once you alight at Penzance.

Seems like the outbound traffic in Penzance takes the aerial route. Interesting.

In the town of Marazion, near Penzance, St Michael's Mount, at low tide, when the footpath is revealed. St Michael's Mount = Mont St. Michel in France? What's the connection? They look the same too..

Land's End. Cliffs, rocks and the sea. It's the end of land.

St. Ives. A town at the other end of the coast. Lots of bubbles up the shore.

You have seen Tate Modern in London. Come see this one, Tate Modern, St Ives. A much better contemporary art piece starting from its architecture.

P.S. Simply too many pictures to upload for Easter trips. Won't do so this time.