World Of Christmas - King's College Choir, Cambridge

Fit for a king

Advantages: Wonderful English gothic architecture
Disadvantages: Getting there

I was surprised to be writing the first review of King's College Chapel. I thought it was just me not getting out enough, but now it seems you lot haven't visited it either. Do go. Don't put it off or just look at the pictures. It really is a jewel of English gothic architecture. Middle England and the wider world know King's from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live on Christmas Eve. I usually have it on in the background while I'm contemplating turkey giblets and counting brussel sprouts. There is enough tradition, statistics and myths from this programme alone to make a review. Did you know that the choirboy who is selected to sing the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" is only told a few minutes beforehand? Keeps them all on their toes and stops hours of nerves blotting the performance. Did you ...

Chouchinciao 25.10.2006 · Read full review
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The Colleges of Cambridge University

Advantages: High scholastic standards. Many are beautiful
Disadvantages: Very competitive

The University of Cambridge, one of the most famous and renowned universities in the world has a long and illustrious history, and is organised on a collegiate system. Many well known figures in history are graduates of Cambridge including Wordsworth, Bertrand Russell, LOrd Keynes, and former Indian prime minister Mr Nehru and nobel laureates such as AK Sen. What follows is a short round-up of some of its well-known colleges and their famous former students. Clare Clare College, is the second oldest college, originally founded in 1326 as University Hall. In 1338 Lady Elizabeth of Clare refounded the college calling it Clare Hall, it was renamed Clare College in 1856. It is one of the most beautiful colleges and is hugely popular. Famous alumni include Hugh Latimer (Protestant reformer), Siegfried Sassoon, Lord Cornwallis ...

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University Arms - Cambridge - The Low Down

Advantages: central with good quality communal facilities
Disadvantages: expensive for the quality of bedrooms

As many Ciao regulars know I have just got married and this is my first, and possibly most boring (!), review since then. It was always my dream, from a young child (1) to get married and (2) to go to university at Cambridge. I am now proud to say that I have managed both! What is even better is that as a result of studying in Cambridge I was able to get married there. Although I got married in Sidney Sussex, my old college, commerciality being what it is I was unable to hold my wedding reception there as the "might get a conference booking for that weekend" (clearly more lucrative than a wedding reception)! Still, I was determined to get married in college and so set about finding a suitable reception venue. +++ Location +++ Cambridge City Centre itself is pretty compact and so almost all of the major hotels that are ...

CareBear 25.04.2001 (30.04.2001) · Read full review
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