Cambridge vs Oxford
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Clara said:
The whole of the centre of oxford is bigger than cambridge in terms of traditional architecture. There are 30 colleges to wander round, plus a much more dedicated tourist type load of stuff to do, from punting down the river cherwell (as in cambridge), taking one of the open top tourist buses, the botanic gardens, the museum of modern art (which often has great shows), the excellent museums (ashmolean and natural history are the biggest and best) to going on the 'oxford story'
In addition Oxford, as a larger city, has more restaurants/bars/theatres etc for the evening, and the shopping is better, although it is mostly fairly generic high street shops.
Cambridge is a lot smaller and you'll get bored quicker I think. Oxford always has it's massive city centre parks to wander round if you get bored.
I am biased of course (love oxford to bits) but as one of the most popular tourist destinations outside of london and bath, it's definitely worth a visit.
I preferred the social life at Oxford as an Undergraduate. As long as you buy into the slightly snobbish atittude, and realise that it's just 'their way', I think you'll find it pretty rewarding socailly.
On the flipside, my masters at The 'Bridge let me focus much more on research and education, and I had much more confidence that I was studying in a surrounding of genuine world class lecturers.
A feeling I haven't had since I left Harvard.
On the flipside, my masters at The 'Bridge let me focus much more on research and education, and I had much more confidence that I was studying in a surrounding of genuine world class lecturers.
A feeling I haven't had since I left Harvard.
) (although I am getting bored of oxford now - thank god london's just an hour and a half away mikkak said:Hi, thanks!!!! obviously is going to be dificult to decide, perhaps my uncle would for me, the easiest way to reach him. London is closer to Oxford than to Cambridge? Cause Zarbtron said just 1 hour and 1/2
Oxford by bus (every 10 mins from central london) is about 90 to 100 minutes.
By train it's quicker but more expensive
mikkak said:good that they run so often
they run all night - less so during the week (I think on mon/tues/weds they only run every 2 hrs or so) but on weekends they're hourly during the night
www.oxfordtube.com
http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/espress1.shtml
these are the two bus services, you have to get one or the other as tickets aren't transferable.
ofcourse, ofcourse
that is fair enough
a brazilian is a brazilian !!!!!! expect the same of me if there is a my russian type in the midle, big back, serious and ofcourse a lot of talking in russian, doesn't matter if I don't understand.
that is fair enough
a brazilian is a brazilian !!!!!! expect the same of me if there is a my russian type in the midle, big back, serious and ofcourse a lot of talking in russian, doesn't matter if I don't understand. zarbtron said:unless I've got another hot date with a brazilian
