Blogs from Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Oxford's boat race names (Torpids, Summer Eights / Bumps, Isis Skulls, Christ Church Regatta) still make me twitch, though I twitch nowhere near as much now as when I rowed and when I saw the race names on the calendar in the training room. The names still conjure up memories of English sport for the privileged; cricket, hunting, fly fishing and rugby union. Such sports need expanses of cared for English landcape in which to play - a stretch of river, a lake, a cared for pitch, an expansive Downton Abbey estate. The need for a groundsman and / or someone to look after the kit and tackle. Rowing, always visually beautiful in summer also has a winter beauty that is rather sadistic. It's cold and wet season loveliness is in the knowing that "this will ... read more

Catherine's aunt Berenice has a lovely home in the inner suburbs of Oxford, and we gathered there for the days leading up to, and following Christmas Day. Berenice cooked a wonderful traditional dinner, including an eight kilogram turkey cooked on an AGA stove, and we shared the day with Charlotte, Imogen, Tarrant, and James Hoyle. Duncan Anderson, Christine and boys, Theo and Toby coming over in the evening. We had two brief sojourns from the house over the two days, despite the rain. Firstly a brief walk past the stately homes of Banbury and Woodstock Roads. On boxing day we wandered for a few hours past the collages of the university and had a few beers at the Victoria Pub on Walton Street. Hexhamshire beer and a Guiness! Wonderful...in the right weather. Tarrant has recently enjoyed ... read more

Oxford – The name that is associated with renowned colleges , university and intellectuals. One cannot help but visualise students hurrying up to the university and intellectuals debating and busy innovating. Well, along with all this, Oxford is also rich in history with its age old buildings standing there with a pride of having witnessed the history. From Bournemouth, Discover Dorset Tours offers day trips to nearby places of historical significance. My husband and I along with a friend, bought 3 tickets to Oxford tour through Discover Dorset tours. On a Saturday morning, we were picked up by a mini bus from the Bournemouth bus station. Oxford is around 94 miles from Bournemouth which takes about 2 hours. We started at 9 am and reached Oxford at around 11 am. On the tour, we had people ... read more

Hello! Welcome to the Blog! This is just to set things up and get you guys familiarised with the blog...if you want to keep up to date with what we're up to, we will try to give regualar updates on our whereabouts and what we have been up to along the trip. Happy reading (hopefully!) Carla and Dan x x x... read more

I had to wait until we got home because of iffy internet connections. We are home well & happy. This will be our last blog from Oxford. The internet was not at the B & B last night, so I am writing this one on the bus taking us to Heathrow Airport. They actually have an electric pug by our feet so I am not running down the battery. Yesterday was a wonderful day, but, a little bittersweet with knowing we were going home today. First we went to a large supermarket for Glenn & Nooni to stock up on larger items without having to carry them home. We bought a few items ourselves to bring home. We also got fresh bread, sausage & cheeses for our lunch at home. Jim and I took a last ... read more