Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Oxford Feb 18-19 2006

Well I had waited a while for my first major outing for 2006 but it was worth the wait! This was my first visit to the lovely city of Oxford and I was fortunate enough to have a friend who lives in Oxfordshire and was happy to put me up for the weekend. Was needing a restful weekend in the outdoors and away from London and that is exactly what I got!


After a homemade paella and restful chat on the couch on Friday night, We made our way into the city on Saturday for a VERY greasy cooked brekky in a well known and highly recommended café called Browns Café – was indeed a proper fry up! After that we made our way along the streets of Oxford, down to the river where we walked along in the fog, catching glimpse of the rowers on the water and breathing in the fresh air….



Next stop, the pub – The Turf – allegedly the oldest pub in Oxford (but this claim is challenged by 1 other in Oxford). Was a gorgeous wee pub where even I had to lower my head at times for fear of hitting the ceiling. I enjoyed a nice pint of local ale before hitting the sights again…
We went next to climb the stairs of University Church (this kind of reminded me of a miniature Notre Dame) offering a great circular view of the city.

After this we stopped for coffee and cake before making our way to the Natural History Museum (becoming a major fan of these since Washington! – love loitering at the animal displays!) After the museum it was time for another pint at the other bar in Oxford which claims to be the oldest – The Bear –and this time I did manage to crack my head on a light shade in the toilet after successfully climbing some very dodgy stairs! Being completely knackered after the days events it was then home for garlic dough balls, pizza and vino!

On Sunday we made our way further into the country to a place Uffington where we went to see “The White Horse of Uffington” a man made imprint of a white horse on a hill, believed to be over 3000 years old – quite a spectacular vision form afar. We walked up on to the hill to the horses head, soaking in the country air – one thing that I rarely experience these days with living in London.


Oxford has some beautiful old buildings and I found it a very lovely city to walk around. It is a relaxed and intimate city and I felt very rested after my couple of days away - as usual cant wait until my next venture out of London.


Next destination – Krakow!