Sunday 30 May
Went to Cambridge today, which was a relatively short 2-hour journey by train. I must say, thanks to Gong Yu (a former colleague) and his wife who showed me around, I had a wonderful day!
Waking on the ‘hallowed’ grounds of Cambridge (which, instead of being a conglomerate like the other universities all [...]
Saturday 29 May
The flight to London was smooth and, fortunately, uneventful!
After a break at the rather delipidated (but cheap!) hotel, I ventured into London on the subway. After coming out of the subway - and still sleepy I might add - I immediately went on those double decker bus tours around town. I think this [...]
Wednesday 26 May, train ride to Quebec City
Another long train ride. Time for some more reading…
Something else which I discovered on this second overnight ride to Quebec City. I was very curious as to how the train conductors remembered, for overnight trains, who to wake up and at which stop? They didn’t seem to be [...]