Previously, I have visited a couple of Universities in the U.S, in Texas, to be specific.
For the past 2 weeks, I have been doing more traveling, visiting friends who are studying in the United Kingdom. Some of whom I have not seen in years. I am thankful to have this amazing opportunity to catch up with them once again.
First stop. London:
It was very rushed. I did not get to capture very many pictures of the Universities here but I got a glance at parts of the London School of Economics and Kings College London.
There isn't a real college campus environment for these school. Academic buildings are scattered. Not exactly my kind of ideal college campus I would say.
Second stop. Hull (about 3 hours away from London by Train):
There is the University of Hull, a total different environment from the previous 2 schools because Hull is a much smaller city. Over here, the school buildings are within walking distance, a.k.a closer to one another. In fact, to me, it seems much smaller than Miami. There are not many roads accessible by cars, thus to get from one building to another, one will only get to choose between walking or cycling.
Third stop. Dundee (9 hours by bus from Hull...):
I traveled all the way up to Scotland on my own, which took up most of the day. I loved the view on the way though. Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland, after Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. And here's the University of Dundee. If you ask me, the buildings' architecture in the University of Dundee do not stand out as much as Hull's. There is no uniformity like Miami's... probably because there're some recently built ones. Even though there is sort of a campus ground, buildings are still pretty spread out from one another. Comparing the both, I would vote for Hull's. However, neither the former nor the latter is my favorite so far. Read on and you will find out why.
Fourth Stop. Glasgow, Scotland (approximately 2 hours by bus from Dundee...):
The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, the second oldest university in Scotland and the fourth oldest in the United Kingdom...My favorite university grounds so far!! My time in Glasgow was really short. I did not have the time to properly sit down and catch up with my friend, let alone tour around the entire university campus but the parts that I went to is enough to take my breath away. Its architecture is very different from that of Miami's as you can see...To me, it feels like Hogwarts...
Fifth Stop. St. Andrews, Scotland (approximately 45 minutes - 1 hour from Dundee by bus):
Its a historical little town, and of course, home of the University of St. Andrews where Prince Williams of Wales went to school. I did more sight seeing in this town rather than touring its University so, I can't say much about it. It is, however, the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom.
Sixth and Final Stop before I get a glance of my own summer school this weekend. Liverpool (7 hours by bus and then another hour by train):
I will be touring the University of Liverpool later today, else, hopefully tomorrow. My friends are busy working and doing their placement, unfortunately. All I know, its another a city campus...
Phew... This should conclude my university hopping experience here in the United Kingdom. Apart from that, I did manage to do some sightseeing along with my very packed schedule. One thing I've learned though... public transportation is very convenient here. It can be very cheap to travel around yet expensive if you do not get tickets at appropriate times...
I am almost broke. Moral of the story? Do not buy your transportation tickets at the eleventh hour.
Well. Hope that's good enough for now.
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