Today my wife and I enjoyed a little trip to Cambridge. It was a very nice day and we really liked the city. We went there by train, from London, and we managed to get cheap first class tickets, which in this case just means slightly bigger seats and no one around you.
There is always a nice feeling when you're leaving for a trip. Specially when you're in the actual transport that will transfer you from your city to another one (or a town, village, etc..). In a train, that moment is when you see through the window that you started moving, and you leave familiar sights behind. It's a very relaxing experience, knowing that you're in your way.
The first time I travelled alone I took a flight from Barcelona to London, with plans to spend 11 days in England. I had reservations with a number of hotels, but I had to find my way and get to these hotels at the right dates, which was making me a little bit nervous. However, the feeling of freedom I got when the plane started moving was amazing. I was really going there, I didn't know yet what would I do during these days, but it was going to be all right. I was on a trip now, for real, and I would find my way.
Today's trip was in a much minor scale. It was just for a day and close to the place where we live. However, I still got that nice feeling of being in our way, the same feeling I get every time the train starts moving, or the plane takes off, leaving home...
How long have you stayed there? And how much did the tickets cost? I need to know... I would like to go Cambridge too!!!
ReplyDeleteWe stayed just for one day, and the tickets costed us 21 pounds per person.
DeleteYou can check this website : http://www.mytrainticket.co.uk/.
There are trains from king's cross that take 45 minutes, and others from Liverpool Street that take 1h:30. I think both may stop in Stratford as well (at leats the one from Liverpool street does).
Cambridge is very nice^^. In one day you can have a good tour, if you go early and leave at around 20:00^^