Location: Oxford, England
After a bit of a late start Jazlin and I spent the day today roaming around Oxford. First we wandered around a cute little church near our hostel, then eventually we found our way to the actual University of Oxford and the Divinity School, which is its oldest classroom (it's got the gorgeous stonework pictured below to the right.) Next we meandered into the University Church of St Marys, which was also quite lovely! Apparently it had been the site of a church for over 1000 years, and much of the part we were in was very similar to how it looked in the 1400s. We walked past the Bridge of Sighs (and took some pictures that didn't turn out very well) and the Bridge of Magdalen (resisting the urge to try punting down the river in one of the rentable boats.)
Finally, we took a leisurely stroll through the Oxford botanic gardens. Of course we walked by and photographed all sorts of neat buildings that I didn't catch the names of as well, but unfortunately the two pictures below are all you get, because Jazlin and I still haven't figured out the whole camera downloading situation since the card reader and cord are both absent-without-leave in my long-lost checked luggage. We made sure to take a couple of pictures with Jazlin's iPad so I'd be able to post something.
Anyhow the last thing we did was stop for dinner at... the Eagle and Child Pub! A nice lady in the table across from us volunteered to take the picture below on the left after noticing the two of us attempting to awkwardly take pictures of one another in the cramped little space that was our table. The Eagle and Child was where J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis used to meet with their writing group. We didn't sit in the same room that they did (that one was full) but we did order some tasty pub food as well as the first alcoholic beverages we've ever been allowed to buy! Despite the nagging sensation that we were getting away with something illegal, our Ciders were pretty good (still not overly fond of alcohol though.)
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4 comments:
Hope you have luggage now. Was excited to see your blog again. Love it. Janice
Great post! It's nice to see a picture of you so I know you weren't kidnapped by gypsies who took over your blog so everyone would think you are OK. (They took the luggage, too?)
Those ciders look SO yummy! *drools*
Yeah, I can legally buy it, but I never have time to!
That's awesome that you guys were able to enjoy the atmosphere of the Eagle and Child pub! I made it to Oxford but never made it to the pub.
Glad to see you two enjoying yourselves and hitting the right spots!
To good health! To hearth and home! To the Alliance! And to your continued adventure, may each be as enlightening as the last!
(Alcohol is overrated; give me regular cider any day.)
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