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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                One of the narrow streets sandwiched Between the buildings of Trinity College. Cambridge student passes a Long Row of bikes. Satisfied  at the courtyards outer facades locked out by double wooden doors. Also when open groups of. 10 or More people have to be accompanied by a qualified Cambridge guide when entering the courtyard. Another of the University s attractions for i nudists is the v Fitzwilliam museum. Unlike most museums this one. 1 charges no admission. It  to be a place to come and study the past through its collection of paintings antique furniture and artefacts from ancient Egypt Greece and Rome no ropes cordon off the paintings of Van Gogh Monet Renoir Gaugin and Picasso. As one museum worker put it Quot you can put your nose right up to the painting and study  a. \ the museum is located near Pele House College on Trumpington Street. Its upper galleries with the collection of paintings and furniture Are open tuesday through saturday 2 to 5 . Lower galleries which a House the antiquities and ceramics and Glass collections Are open 10 . To 2 . On sundays All galleries Are open from 2 1 5 . To 5 . There s More to see in the town Center. Second hand. Bookstores with piles of books heaped inside Are a a common site in the winding Side passageways Market. Vendors who set up their stalls monday through saturdays amps photos by Dave Didio fund Raiser snowy Farr collects for the Blind. M the Market Square sell used leather Luggage and a second hand clothing hawking their wares to budget a a a a minded students. A to get a Good overview of the sights within the heart of. Cambridge climb the narrow Ever spiralling stairs that Lead to the top it great Stmary s Church on King s. Parade. Prom the top of the lower one can see into the. Immaculate courtyard of King s College on one Side and a on the opposite Side the , yellow Green and Blue striped canopies of the vendors stalls in the Market Square. He advised that this climb is physically. Demanding and  difficult to manage with very Young children . Admission is 40-pence65ti. For. Adults and 20 Pence a in for children. Unfortunately getting into the heart of Cambridge is frustrating for Drivers. Make sure you have a reliable City map Handy because the congested streets curve and. Twist every which Way Many Are one Way or reserved for pedestrians. And also make sure you have plenty of. Pounds because parking fees Are extravagant. A its probably the frustrating Road and expensive parking system that cause Many residents particularly students to travel by bicycle the two wheeled contraptions. Continuo to on a a age h june 27, 1991 stripes Magazine 7  
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