| Page Views: 3,695 Last Visit to Oxford: July, 2006 | Oxford Stories by evaanna - last update: Feb 28, 2009 |
I went to Oxford for the first time in 1977 with my language school day trip from London but I already knew I would have to come back there like the ghosts in some of the Oxford colleges. And I did. Many years later Barbara, an English friend I had met on that course and had kept in touch with ever since, moved to Oxford. She needed someone to water her houseplants while they went on holiday and I jumped at the opportunity. So I stayed in Oxford for a fortnight in 2000 and for three weeks in 2003. I had plenty of time to get to know that beautiful place and take a few trips to the Cotswolds, Worcester with its cathedral and the famous chinaware factory and even as far as Windsor, which I hadn't seen before. Unfortunately, I only had a camera during my last stay and I wasn't a VTer yet. So I simply had to go back there to take more photos. And in the summer of 2006 I was able to visit it again, if for one hot busy day only. This time Barbara drove me to most of the places I wanted to take a photo of. I wouldn't have managed to do that in just a few hours without her help.
Oxford itself is a lovely place steeped in history, where every building and every detail can tell you a story, often starting in mediaeval times. I will try to re-tell as many of those stories as I can for you. There are so many things to see there you just don't know where to start. The town has been described by a number of VT travellers so I am going to concentrate on what I liked best and some things you may not have heard of if you stayed there for just a day.
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Nemorino Wed Mar 4, 2009 10:15 UTC
Me again, coming back to look at the many updates & new tips that you have added to this fine page since May 7, 2006. I think it would be great to watch a Shakespeare play in the garden of New College -- "new" meaning 185 years before Shakespeare's birth! | Trekki Sat Feb 28, 2009 17:40 UTC
Oh fantastic, Ewa :-))This Brasenose ceiling is awesome and the door knocker as well. Oh and all the other beautiful sights and details. Do you know the Inspector Morse & Lewis books? We have them as TV series now :-) | jo104 Mon Jul 7, 2008 12:46 UTC
lovely tips & memories of your time here thanks for sharing :-) | slothtraveller Thu Apr 3, 2008 15:01 UTC
Some great tips on a fantastic city I live near to but have never even visited! I must make the visit in the summer. Thanks for your expertise! |
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