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Punting in style - chauffeured punt under the Bridge of Sighs

June 13, 2008 12:00 am

Chauffeur Punting under the Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, Cambridge, England

A chauffeur punt wearing a straw boater and talking about the Bridge of Sighs, as he passes under it. Taken from the Kitchen bridge of St. John’s College, Cambridge.

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