We spent four days in "jolly olde" before heading south ... mostly in Oxford. Here we're taking a walk with Lorna, Bonnie's cousin-in-law. |
It is a peaceful, buccolic place, especially along the Thames. |
Another shot of the Thames, lined with houseboats. |
Once you get out of the city, there's lot of farmland and grazing areas. |
A cute houseboat, moored there permanently? |
Ah yes, beware of those dangerous ducks ... in this case, the renowned ferocious english mallards! |
The walkway along the river. |
Punting, anyone? |
One of the many ubiquitous pubs in Oxford. This is the Bear pub, one of the oldest in town. |
Found outside the pub. |
The Bodleian(sp?) |
Inner courtyard of the Bod |
More walking about the city. |
One of the colleges which doubles as Hogwarts in the HP movies. |
More walking about. |
View from Henry/Lorna's flat.
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Home sweet home, in front of Warnborough Rd flat. |
Very nice well-to-do house in town. |
Visits from the two resident cats |
Steve makes quick friends with the furry felines. |
Lorna and Henry (guess which is related)? |
Lorna and Henry's flat in Oxford. |
Buck House. |
Lots of visitors. |
Steve digs for his GPS to assess the possibility of a nearby Geocache. |
Near Big Ben. |
The Millennium Eye (no, we didn't go on it at £40!) |
Canada House in Trafalgar Square -- Home sweet home away from home with free internet! |
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The Double-Decker bus from Oxford to London (Steve took this picture for the mobile phone antennae on the right) |
Great hall of the British Museum. |
Don't these artifacts rightfully belong in Egypt?? |
This was near the Elgin Marbles (not much "British" things in the British Museum!) |
Time for a little Geocaching at Godstow Abbey (cache is under the rock on the right). |
Posing near the cache |
The Trout Pub might be a good place to stop for a pint? |
A thatched roof, not a common site in North America! |
Henry and Steve imitate the road sign. |
Time to stop for a spot of tea in Oxford. |
It seems that almost all the travel pages on this site have to have at least one dog picture. |
Oxford scenery. |
More scenery. |
The houses are so close together, not a common sight for North Americans! |
What is a "Humped Zebra Crossing"? We're not in Africa... yet! |
And I thought our 'Cookie Cutter' houses were bad... |
