Monday, May 30, 2011

A Scholarly Afternoon

After a lazy morning and an early lunch, we went into Oxford with Diane as our guide. We parked the car and made our way through the Westgate Shopping Centre to the New Road mall and the heart of Oxford. With rain coming down, we made our way along St Aldate's to Christ Church College and the Oxford Cathedral. From there, our tour of the Oxford University colleges continued past Corpus Christi College, Oriel College, the University Church of St Mary The Virgin, the Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library. 


 New Road, Oxford

 Christ Church College

Corpus Christi College

Oriel College

 University Church of St Mary The Virgin

Radcliffe Camera

By now we had found our way to Broad Street and a return to the shops of Oxford. We visited the multi-level Blackwell Bookshop and the Martyrs' Memorial on our way to the News Cafe for a late afternoon tea. We then drove home the long way, visiting Wolvercote, Wytham, Boars Hill and Wootton before returning to Radley.

Broad Street, Oxford


 Blackwell Bookshop in Broad Street

 Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford

 Bowyer Arms, Radley

 Stopping train to Paddington at Radley Station

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