Hampton Court
In a change of pace from the first May Holiday weekend, for the second we went to Hampton Court and Cambridge. Each are less than an hour at of London so quite manageable for a day trip each. Hampton Court is home to the 'Hampton Court Palace' which if I am being perfectly honest was definately a little underwelming.... thankfully though there was a also a food festival on which was much more my style!
Above- Hampton Court Palace.
Below-Sheeps milk ice cream... could be the next big export for Southland
Cambridge
Steeped in history, Cambridge is well worth the visit. The town buzzes with university students and the town is scattered with all the university halls of residence many of the same names you will see pop up in universities & schools in New Zealand.
One of the best ways to see into all the halls & the sights of the town is via punting on the Cam River. We set out to Cambridge on a sunny afternoon and in typical 'Wilson style' hiring a guide was too expensive, so we did it ourselves (NB when I say 'we' this is the royal 'we' I actually mean 'me'). We had some close calls & collisions, but overall everyone managed to stay in the boat, some other punters where not so fortunate!
Above- Showing off my 'punting' skills. FYI the pole is actually really long and its quite difficult- take my advice and just get the guide.
Nadia and Amruta soaking up the sun whilst being shunted around by yours truly
Above-Someone call the grass police there has been an incident- Possibly the naughtiest thing Nadia has done in her life!
Above- one of the halls of residence, I forget which one but they all look this spectatular
Above- inside Kings chapel
Cambridge's version of Manchester's famous street- I think I was looking out for Mike Baldwin at the time
Nadia outside Selwyn College in Cambridge- this hall was named after the really famous one in Dunedin at Otago University, or maybe it was the other way around :-)
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