Went for a day trip out to Oxford with my friend Arn who used to live there for awhile. It was great to have her show me around. The weather wasn't fantastic, in fact it was bucketing down when we got off the train but we weren't going to let it dampen our spirits and as per usual in England it turned during the day and it was quite nice in the afternoon.
First stop was a little cafe overlooking a cute alleyway for a couple of much needed coffees. We then wondered through Oxford's streets checking out various university colleges and old buildings. We came across the Bodleian library which had a collection of extremely old books, some from the 11-13th centuries! Incredibly beautiful to see books that old. We saw the Bridge of Sighs (called that because it looks similar to the famous bridge in Venice) and the Radcliffe Camera (a beautiful round building) before moving on down to the river to see the punts and where the uni students jump in on May Day (not something I'd be keen for looking at the river!).
We headed up the Carfax Tower which has the most tiny spiral staircase I've ever seen, I got dizzy! Great views of Oxford from the top. We had lunch at a pub in the part of town Arn had worked in. The weather had cleared up a bit by then so we had a nice meal out in the beer garden. A great way to pass the time.
After lunch we headed to Christ Church, the most famous college in Oxford. We saw the staircase and dining hall they used in the Harry Potter movies, marveled at the beautiful architecture and grounds, spotted the stained glass window dedicated to Alice in Wonderland and spotted lots of places from the story. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland while he was a maths tutor at Christ Church and he wrote it for the Dean's daughter Alice. And we visited Christ Church Cathedral, the smallest in England. We were lucky enough to have the choir practicing at the time we visited which made it so much nicer.
It was incredible walking through the grounds of all the Oxford colleges, I can't believe people actually study there, they're so beautiful. After all our walking we decided a much needed drink at the pub was in order. Arn took me to this tiny secluded tavern that you'd never find if you weren't a local. It was so small you had to duck your head to get in the door and pretty much all the seating was outside in the courtyard that was surrounded by a wall and buildings. I've never seen a pub like it. I enjoyed a tasty Pimms and we chilled till it was time to catch the train back to London.
Went for a day trip out to Oxford with my friend Arn who used to live there for awhile. It was great to have her show me around. The weather wasn't fantastic, in fact it was bucketing down when we got off the train but we weren't going to let it dampen our spirits and as per usual in England it turned during the day and it was quite nice in the afternoon.
First stop was a little cafe overlooking a cute alleyway for a couple of much needed coffees. We then wondered through Oxford's streets checking out various university colleges and old buildings. We came across the Bodleian library which had a collection of extremely old books, some from the 11-13th centuries! Incredibly beautiful to see books that old. We saw the Bridge of Sighs (called that because it looks similar to the famous bridge in Venice) and the Radcliffe Camera (a beautiful round building) before moving on down to the river to see the punts and where the uni students jump in on May Day (not something I'd be keen for looking at the river!).
We headed up the Carfax Tower which has the most tiny spiral staircase I've ever seen, I got dizzy! Great views of Oxford from the top. We had lunch at a pub in the part of town Arn had worked in. The weather had cleared up a bit by then so we had a nice meal out in the beer garden. A great way to pass the time.
After lunch we headed to Christ Church, the most famous college in Oxford. We saw the staircase and dining hall they used in the Harry Potter movies, marveled at the beautiful architecture and grounds, spotted the stained glass window dedicated to Alice in Wonderland and spotted lots of places from the story. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland while he was a maths tutor at Christ Church and he wrote it for the Dean's daughter Alice. And we visited Christ Church Cathedral, the smallest in England. We were lucky enough to have the choir practicing at the time we visited which made it so much nicer.
It was incredible walking through the grounds of all the Oxford colleges, I can't believe people actually study there, they're so beautiful. After all our walking we decided a much needed drink at the pub was in order. Arn took me to this tiny secluded tavern that you'd never find if you weren't a local. It was so small you had to duck your head to get in the door and pretty much all the seating was outside in the courtyard that was surrounded by a wall and buildings. I've never seen a pub like it. I enjoyed a tasty Pimms and we chilled till it was time to catch the train back to London.
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