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Oxford

wpid7840-C59F8794.jpgOur UK trip included a stay in the Cotswolds.  While we were there, we wanted to take a look at Oxford.  It has been a long time since I was last there and my previous visit was an ad hoc trip so we didn’t really see all that we could.  This time, we took a guided walking tour of the city center.  The guy who took the tour, Jacob, was a local lad and a student at the university.  He had plenty of information at his finger tips and I suspect most of it was true.  How would we know?

wpid7848-C59F8809.jpgThe tour focused on the area in the center of the city around some of the older and more famous colleges as well as some of the university buildings.  It was a lovely day and the city was very busy.  Consequently, pictures taken were holiday snaps – no time to try and be too artistic.  We did have a shorter second loop after the tour though so I could go back and look at some places in slower time rather than get hurried on to the next part of the tour.

wpid7852-C59F8820-Edit.jpgIt is an old city with some great architecture.  The school is okay I suppose but there are better establishments of learning if you are serious about your studies!  As the parochial cousins go, though, they do okay.  It all ended up with us having a pint at a pub down by the river so it really could not be considered a bad day.