http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Oxfordshire , Oxford en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:56:36 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:56:36 +0000 'We buy all kinds of crap' Seth is telling me 'Actually it's you you buy all kinds of crap.'We're in our new flat unpacking boxes and he's holding up a solar powered plastic chicken which shakes its head from side to side. I bought it in South Korea last year and it makes me smile whenever i look at it. Ok so it may have no actual function but i glance at it and i am back in Seoul which http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-438419.html See this essay on google docs here The Bodleian Libraryrsquos Gough MapThe Bodleian Library Map Room is home to many historically valuable and fascinating maps but none quite like the Gough Map. Dated within ten years of 1360 the Gough Map is reputed to be the earliest road map of Great Britain. Surprisingly even at a time when cartography was just beginning to tackle land masses the Gough http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-437144.html Between lectures and last minute arrangements for our departure we were given the option to go back to the Bodleian to see some books that were kept more for their valuable and artistic binding than for the subject matter within. Only a handful of us went to see the beautiful books. Many of the books were decorated with gold leaf pressed into their leather bindings but there were several methods http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-437135.html I left Cardiff today to make my second trip to Oxford to visit Dave. I had been here this past April for a couple days and did the bulk of my touring then so this was all about the company.When I arrived we headed down to the Pie Minster in the central market to dine on their delicious meat pies. We got so deep into conversation mostly reminiscing and bickering over business and finance that we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-433775.html It's your birthday we gon' party like it's my birthday.... After waiting for Greg to get back from Germany he took me in Oxford for supper at famous chef's Jamie Oliver's resturant. we had a nice time and the food was great http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-430136.html Greeting EarthlingsSo I'm writing from beautiful Lincoln College in Oxford. I still kind of can believe it. I totally love it here it's small and kind of walker friendly with the exception of the bikers who run people down and kick buses. It's been about a week already and I feel like I'm in this constant whirlwind of activity. I'm starting to tire out some but I don't really want to slow down http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-429696.html Hey EveryoneWe are off on our travels 5th October 09. Will try and keep you all updated with hat we are doing on hereAmy and Kurt x http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-429418.html We took a road trip Oxford was our first stop. We wandered through the town and down to the Avon River and did some punting. We thought it would be better to get one with oars and headed out on the river. The scenery was lovely. We stopped for lunch at the 'Head of River' then did some touristy looking around. I have learnt that if you hold the camera in one hand and look up at the building http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-429309.html So the end has come. My travels will continue for a bit but thank you for all your comments and interest. The last few weeks have been amazingly packed with everything from visitors four wow to visits. There was a ball and doesn't the sky look light after an allnight ball a 2day medical ethics seminar and goodbyes. See you in the States. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-415541.html Hello allSo today I went rogue and took a train into Oxford on my own. I figure that since we're in Europe where the history comes from I should be doing a little more sightseeing and a little less people watching. Although it should be noted that the people watching in Henley today was EXCELLENT. The train station this morning was pretty weird. Never in my life have I seen so many well dressed http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-415197.html Drove by Oxford enroute to visit another of Nalin's cousins Anuradha and her husband Peter who'd invited us for high tea. They live in a beautifully wooded estate in Chinnor. While we walked in the woods Wyn climbed trees shinied up ropes and ran along with a model airplane before becoming a strawman. The Strawman had to be dethatched before he got back into the car.Anuradha and Peter are foun http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-413592.html This first entry is a bit of a trial. Just a quick sojourn to the UK first for Richard's graduation at Bath on 2 July. Would you believe it we've struck a heatwave again high 20 degrees everyday hottest since 2006 when I believe we were also here but in Bath that time' and all we could do was lie under trees in the park well in the Royal Crescent actually which wasn't far from Richard's a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-413372.html This morning everyone was talking about the sudden death of Michael Jackson. Itrsquos always seemed to me that he was better regarded over here than he was in the states at least in recent years. I overheard some people comparing the magnitude of his death to that of Elvis. especially for my generation. He was scheduled to perform 50 soldout concerts in London and the London papers today ar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-413043.html I hereby give myself credit where it is due. I sat my alarm clock for 730am it went off but I turned it completely off yet still managed to wake up from a snooze by 8am and get ready to go to Oxford today. Even managed to be on of the first people outside to board the bus. The trip out was obnoxiously long for 8 in the morning but Dr. Stewart gave a lovely speech about the things wersquo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-412942.html A few weeks ago we engaged in a splendidly British activity houseboating on a canal. Our friends Eesvan and Ro had been planning this for a while and after several attempts it all came together on an unseasonally sunny Sunday. In the morning we gathered raincoats snacks and friends into the houseboat. After a cursory lesson on manoeuvring and not breaking things we were let loose with severa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-411772.html The last week has still been a whirlwind with lectures high Anglican services cathedrals Shakespeare and theatre. Yet I have to stop a moment here with Emily Dickinson for GrandpaBecause I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove he knew no haste And I had put away My labor and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-405774.html Just arrived in Oxford this morning very tired after London Been out looking around this afternoon now time to relax with some beers on the hostel roof top Also here's a few happy snaps from London if i can work out how to upload them http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-404933.html yo what up dogSo I left Ross's house yesterday and went to Cambridge Bedford and I spent the night in Oxford. Here are some pictures of me and Ross hanging out. I can't believe that it is almost time to come home. My biggest fear is that my mom will not recognize me.cheers http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-404820.html Today we should have an interesting day . . . Yesterday had a lecture in one of tallest spires of Oxford and of course later climbed to the top. But this posting is all about pictures. My boat didn't row on to Summer Eights this week but chch Christ Church still has 4 boats . . . Saturday will determine it all blades of glory or blades of grassNotably this week took two day trips one to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-403218.html This has been an amazing week complete with drenching showers an umbrella purchase and a cold.No pictures at the moment Yes I am being a bad tourist. But I am also a student and sitting in the Bodleian Library encased in bookshelves tends to drive cell phones and technology out of thought. As do dons who say the internet is a passing fad and email was invented for unnecessary conversations http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-400824.html