By Helena Pelsmaekers

Fun facts from a day trip to Cambridge

-Night climbing is a local sport -The college boys wear a costume and clean boots for no particular reason -There was a daylight tax a few hundred years ago so people had tiny windows -Chinese woman whose organs got stolen do yoga in front of the church -They don’t want to say “Oxford” out loud -A college is a perfect venue location for your 92nd birthday -The original name was Grantabrycge -There are 89 Nobel prizes you can link back to Cambridge Uni -Being a professional tourist photographer would make a lot of money -Locals who aren’t students exist -I don’t know what the general IQ score is but it must be high -British citizens need more sun screen -Everyone thinks you’re a student if you look young enough -You can play cricket without feeling like you’re the only snob in the area -Can’t remember who, but someone had a bear as pet -Green grass is holy and cannot be tempered with -Punting is expensive but it gives you that genuine tourist feeling -And you don’t have to be a professional to punt -I haven’t tried the Fitzbillies Chelsea buns -All the buildings look the same -Student dorms are available on AirBnb -Pink Floyd did their first gig there in a pub -The train station is way too far from the city centre -The college kitchens look like McDonalds -David Attenborough was a student at Cambridge -You’ve seen it all in a day -Most of the colleges are closed for tourists on open day -I haven’t seen enough Ralph Lauren polo’s