Back into town for more exploring of one of the most gorgeous places on earth.
We walked around quite a bit, but as aforementioned, my blisters weren't getting a chance to heal, so we opted for a "hop on/hop off" tour of the town.
A few views:
This looked like a little hobbit house.
View of Broad Street by the Sheldonia Theatre with Exeter College on the left. My old dorm window is one of the ones on the second floor.
A view down Banbury Road:
A row of bicycles:
Okay, what this guy was doing at the train/bus station is anybody's guess!
The taxis in Athens don't have the periodic table painted on! Totally Oxford! haha
Cupola on All Soul's College: (You may or may not know that Oxford University is actually an umbrella name for a congregate of 39 separate colleges, e.g. Magdalen, Lincoln, Jesus, Exeter, etc).
wonderful house:
There's just so much beauty in the place that it's difficult to contain:
The River Cherwell -- a punting we shall go!
Exeter College. For some reason, the editing makes it look like an old postcard.
Returning to this courtyard was a very emotional experience. I was so relieved that Exeter was open for visitors from 2-5. We got off the tour bus, had some lunch in the covered market, and went into the college. We were able to go in the chapel (what I'd call a cathedral), dining hall, and even up the stairs of the dorm to the door of my room. We weren't supposed to go back into the Fellow's Garden, but did anyway.This is where a group of us lay late one night and watched the Perseid meteor showers. Where the mama duck and her ducklings quacked across loudly, interrupting class. Where the moon ate the sun and darkened the skies during the 96% solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
Here's the Radcliffe Camera again from the raised garden of the Fellow's Garden:
The Exeter library:
I wish my vines would look this lush. I think rain might be required, however.
the Exeter "chapel":
looking through the Exeter entrance to the courtyard:
Looking into garden of Trinity College off Broad Street:
another idyllic ivy-laden cottage:
Cornmarket Street after a quick rain that left a sauna in its wake:
Here's the Radcliffe Camera again from the raised garden of the Fellow's Garden:
The Exeter library:
I wish my vines would look this lush. I think rain might be required, however.
the Exeter "chapel":
looking through the Exeter entrance to the courtyard:
Looking into garden of Trinity College off Broad Street:
another idyllic ivy-laden cottage:
Cornmarket Street after a quick rain that left a sauna in its wake:
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