Oxford was another great city. It reminded Vanessa of Uppsala in Sweden where she did her last semester of university - both Oxford and Uppsala are university towns. The University of Oxford is the second oldest university in the world and its buildings and students dominate the area.
Here are a few photos from around town.
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| High Street |
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| Gargoyles |
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| Bikes are a necessity in Oxford - just like Uppsala |
The oldest part of Oxford is Oxford Castle. It was built in the 11th century and then converted into a jail in the 14th century.
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| Oxford Castle - the tower on the right part of the original structure |
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| Vanessa's mug shot |
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| Blake was jailed for driving on the wrong side of the road |
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| Us on the motte ("raised earthwork") that was part of Oxford Castle |
The coolest thing we did in Oxford was see a performance by the Oxford Philomusica. It was a great night of classical music.
Blake and Vanessa
P.S. We knew that it would be a challenge to find the time and a place to do laundry while on our trip. Here's the result of our first laundry effort:
The blue spots on the sock are ink. The person who used the dryer before us left part of a pen in the dryer and the pen exploded when we used the dryer. Most of our socks and underwear have ink all over them. A little Oxford blue colouring to remind us of our trip to Oxford!
