A Day in Oxford

Started off the morning on a visit to Christ Church College and Cathedral. The College was part of the film set for Harry Potter and it certainly holds that old medieval charm.

Christ Church, University of Oxford
Stairway to the Hall
The Hall, Christ Church
The ceiling of the Hall
Christ Church Cathedral
The Rose Window in Christ Church Cathedral
Contemplative Adoration
Layer upon layer

Lunch at the Mad Hatter Tearooms in readiness for our Thames River boat trip. Lovely weather for boating and we enjoyed the experience very much. Walkers, fishermen, children, dogs, rowers and birds all sharing the river and its banks.

Lunch at the Mad Hatter’s
Starting point for the boat trip
Down the river
Bridges
More bridges
Brent Goose
Feeding the geese
Greglag Goose
Boats
Boat sheds

After our river cruise, we wandered back through town and found a flower shop and Brown’s Cafe for some afternoon tea. A bit of normality in an otherwise very University orientated town. Then off to the University Church of St Mary The Virgin, where Joy climbed to the top of the tower as she missed out doing so when Katie and I climbed it back in 2006.

Flower shop
Brown’s Cafe
The View from University Church of St Mary The Virgin
The Radcliffe Library
Hertford Bridge (Bridge of Sighs)

Late afternoon and it was time to leave for Drinkstone, which should only have taken us a couple of hours. Instead, it took us at least twice as long, as we had to cope with peak-hour traffic heading home, negotiate 14 roundabouts around Milton Keynes and stop-start through various road repair activities. Somewhat exhausted by the trip, we stopped at Bury St Edmunds to indulge in some take-away chicken. Finally arriving at our farm-stay and Joy coming down with a cold, we were comforted by our warm reception.