It's May Ball week. True, it is June to the rest of us but such is tradition in this city that even though the balls have moved to this month, the name remains. They were originally held in the week before the finals exams but were moved for obvious reasons. Many of the colleges hold their events in this week which starts on the second Thursday of June. If you don't have a ticket, this picture shows what most people get to see of the May Balls - 'Closed' notices and scaffolding. St. John's College is having its Victorian-theme ball tonight - one of the most spectacular of the events this week(being unable to get a ticket myself I've ordered a spy shot for tomorrow!). The picture shows Gonville and Caius College - also holding their 'Victorian Vanity Fair' ball tonight. Regarded as one of the most beautiful of Cambridge colleges, this is all we'll get to see of it today...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Having a Ball
It's May Ball week. True, it is June to the rest of us but such is tradition in this city that even though the balls have moved to this month, the name remains. They were originally held in the week before the finals exams but were moved for obvious reasons. Many of the colleges hold their events in this week which starts on the second Thursday of June. If you don't have a ticket, this picture shows what most people get to see of the May Balls - 'Closed' notices and scaffolding. St. John's College is having its Victorian-theme ball tonight - one of the most spectacular of the events this week(being unable to get a ticket myself I've ordered a spy shot for tomorrow!). The picture shows Gonville and Caius College - also holding their 'Victorian Vanity Fair' ball tonight. Regarded as one of the most beautiful of Cambridge colleges, this is all we'll get to see of it today...
It's May Ball week. True, it is June to the rest of us but such is tradition in this city that even though the balls have moved to this month, the name remains. They were originally held in the week before the finals exams but were moved for obvious reasons. Many of the colleges hold their events in this week which starts on the second Thursday of June. If you don't have a ticket, this picture shows what most people get to see of the May Balls - 'Closed' notices and scaffolding. St. John's College is having its Victorian-theme ball tonight - one of the most spectacular of the events this week(being unable to get a ticket myself I've ordered a spy shot for tomorrow!). The picture shows Gonville and Caius College - also holding their 'Victorian Vanity Fair' ball tonight. Regarded as one of the most beautiful of Cambridge colleges, this is all we'll get to see of it today...
