And then to Oxford, and in one of the luckiest things I’ve ever done – school was out! No students means that pubs that I was never able to get near before were now empty, and I took full advantage. Places like the White Horse, which has like four tables and is in great demand because it’s next door to Blackwell’s, my favorite bookstore in the world.
I was staying just a few hundred feet from Christ Church, the largest college in Oxford
It’s one of the newer colleges – Henry VIII founded it. Oxford has 39 colleges scattered around the town. I was a half mile from the city center, which meant that I could go to places like the Ashmolean Museum and the Bodleian Library with ease.
Most places look like something out of Harry Potter
Mostly because they are something out of Harry Potter – parts of the films were filmed here.
Great time, and it’s good to be home and plan my next big trip – which I have to take this year. See next post.
I vote you go to Athens, Greece in June. That is their low season and it is insanely marvelous there at that time! Make sure you get to the island of Santorini and watch the sunset in Oia. (the sunset there is the best in the world) English is spoken most places, but if you stray too far off the beaten path, Microsoft has a great translation app! 🙂
Hm. History, food and ouzo. What’s not to like? Thanks!
Nice adventure – glad you enjoyed it!
Loved it, and I’m trying to figure out my next one. It has to be done by October. So tell me, oh well-travelled one. Where do I go solo that I don’t need more than rudimentary French/Spanish, or semi-rudimentary German, or (preferably) English? I’ve got six free days at any Marriott property and $2,000 in Delta credits and 150,000 AmEx points. My next trip is free if I plan this right. I’m thinking Austria/Munich/Switzerland/Scandinavia?