The Oxford Trip

The trip to Oxford on Saturday was most enjoyable. We were driven by coach and then left on our own to explore the city, so the first thing we did was head over to the Information Centre to purchase a basic walking tour guidebook for 1 pound. It was pretty decent actually, filled with little bits of trivia and pointing out most of the significant buildings and sites. All in all we managed to complete our sight-seeing comfortably with ample time to spare (of course we didn't examine all the musuems or stepped into any of the college halls), and it wasn't too tiring either since we didn't have to do any steep hill-climbing. We're definitely planning to try and visit the city again before returning to Singapore. Sunday, on the other hand, was very uneventful - late wake-up, a trip to the laundrette and grocery store, and an early night. Oh well. Enjoy the pics ya?!

	Broad Street where the Info Centre is located. There were a lot of these formally dressed students about. It turns out most of them were having their matriculation that day.
	Ashmolean Musuem where admission was free. We went in for a peek.
	Lots of rooms with specific exhibition themes spread out. I'm assuming the girl sitting on the bench was drawing one of the sculptures - something I've always wanted to do. Hopefully I'll get the chance sometime during the year.
	Oxford's oldest building - the Saxon tower of the church of St. Michael. It's nearly 1000 years old. Visitors can climb the tower to view parts of the city. With tiny kids and a stroller in tow, we opted not to.
	The Covered Market selling all sorts of stuff from fruits and fish to shoes and flowers.
	The entrance of Christ Church College. I was impressed by the intricate details on the buildings here and all throughout Oxford.
	Adib and Amil playing around in the open areas behind the college. Lots of space to stroll about. People were sitting on the grass having their lunch. Nice.
	Across the road is Alice's Shop. That's the middle one in the picture. It's the exact shop the real Alice whom Lewis Carroll's books were based on frequented way back then. It inspired the Sheep Shop in "Through the Looking Glass". I love this kind of stuff!
	A shot of the tops of Brasenose College. I was on the lookout for various gargoyles guarding the many buildings here.