Bradt Publishes Eccentric Cambridge Guide
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www.bradtguides.com Cambridge is a popular city for international tourists, keen to take a behind-the-scenes look at this old English university city’s people and places. Benedict le Vay reveals hidden secrets and amazing stories of the city’s architecture, scandalous stories of the most outrageous dons and, most importantly, how to punt on the River Cam without looking like a complete prat.
Speaking about his book le Vay says: "Cambridge is a curious contradiction. It is so compact you can walk everywhere, yet after a lifetime of spending time there - including living in the city for a while - I keep finding fascinating new details and joys.
“ Because of the doable distance from London, it's often seen as a day trip destination, which is a mistake. It's absolutely worth at least a short break, allowing the unique genius of the place to seep into you a little, and that will convince you to return. It also makes a perfect base for the surprisingly rich treasure trove that is East Anglia, so often overlooked on the hurrying tourists' trips to somewhere else.
“For such a small city, Cambridge is an unsurpassed cradle of beauty and brilliance. Nowhere on the planet has anywhere so small has produced so many Nobel prizes, such superb works of poetry and literature, such staggering scientific advances. Needless to say, some of Cambridge's characters have been - and still are - well qualified in one vital respect: extreme eccentricity. I enjoyed meeting them, and hope readers do too." |
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