Alicia and I have been to Oxford in the U.K on a short holiday. We first went there when we were running the Hall and enjoyed it, so we decided to pay a return visit. We crossed on the boat from Dublin to Holyhead, stayed a night in Bangor and then drove through Snowdonia on the A5 to Shrewsbury. Then by motorway to Worcester, and through Evesham and Broadway, where we lived for a year after the Hall closed, to Oxford through the north Cotswolds. A long drive but really enjoyable because of the autumn colours in the trees.
It was almost like New England in the fall and due, so the experts tell us, to the unusual weather we’ve been having. Freak or not, it should be enjoyed for what it is; natures palette at its best!
For years now we have been staying in Travelodges, and did so this time, but we’ve rarely encountered so many accommodation problems on any one trip. If it wasn’t curtains failing to close, broken showerheads, and beds collapsing when we lay on them, it was burst water mains meaning no water even for a drink, and taps that refused to turn on even when water tankers delivered fluid into the pipes. I think Travelodge should pay us an annual stipend to keep away from their lodges. Our vibes are obviously alien to that enterprise!
We’ve decided that Oxford is one of our favourite places. And so easy to get around. A great testimony to the effectiveness of Park and Ride systems, (why can’t we have something like that in Dublin?) Even in the rush hour the only real danger on the roads is that you’re going to collide with a student on a pedal cycle. And the buildings, Lovely cream stone, turrets, pepper pot towers, and lovely little shops. And quiet university Closes you can stroll around at your ease and leisure while entertaining lofty thoughts. No wonder everyone talks about ‘the dreaming spires of Oxford,’ it’s beautiful.
Typically, for me at least, I forgot my camera so I’m afraid no piccys to remind me what it was like. But at least that gives us a good reason to revisit the place doesn‘t it?
It was almost like New England in the fall and due, so the experts tell us, to the unusual weather we’ve been having. Freak or not, it should be enjoyed for what it is; natures palette at its best!
For years now we have been staying in Travelodges, and did so this time, but we’ve rarely encountered so many accommodation problems on any one trip. If it wasn’t curtains failing to close, broken showerheads, and beds collapsing when we lay on them, it was burst water mains meaning no water even for a drink, and taps that refused to turn on even when water tankers delivered fluid into the pipes. I think Travelodge should pay us an annual stipend to keep away from their lodges. Our vibes are obviously alien to that enterprise!
We’ve decided that Oxford is one of our favourite places. And so easy to get around. A great testimony to the effectiveness of Park and Ride systems, (why can’t we have something like that in Dublin?) Even in the rush hour the only real danger on the roads is that you’re going to collide with a student on a pedal cycle. And the buildings, Lovely cream stone, turrets, pepper pot towers, and lovely little shops. And quiet university Closes you can stroll around at your ease and leisure while entertaining lofty thoughts. No wonder everyone talks about ‘the dreaming spires of Oxford,’ it’s beautiful.
Typically, for me at least, I forgot my camera so I’m afraid no piccys to remind me what it was like. But at least that gives us a good reason to revisit the place doesn‘t it?
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