Oxford with Dennis

The final day of a great short trip in England with Dennis.

We only had a few hours in Oxford, but covered a lot of ground. It’s a magnificent city with so much history and such wonderful architecture. I loved all the pedestrian areas and the fact that biking is commonplace.

Our first stop was the Sheldonian Theatre, built between 1664 and 1669 for the University of Oxford, designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

It was a fabulous place, steeped in history 

Where so many had graduated ( not me!

And others have simply enjoyed concerts, events or just the incredible ceiling paintings.

We climbed the stairs to the top of the dome for a great view over the city with all its chimneys and spires.

It’s a fantastic piece of architecture 

As is the Bodleian Library 

And the quadrangle, which Dennis visited whilst 

I went to an animal exhibition in the library opposite- I liked the humour here. 

I discovered, not surprisingly, that in Britain there are 13.5 million pet dogs, 36% of households,and 12.5 million pet cats, 29% of households. Chickens and small birds came next! 

The grass of Trinity College wasn’t looking too great after months of heatwave.

What incredible buildings there are everywhere, here’s the museum of the history of science.

And here the beautiful 150 year-old chapel of Balliol College,  the only college we really visited. They were pretty pricey.

The gardens were lovely, but suffering from lack of water.

An interesting picture when looked at closely!

The Front Quad had obviously been well watered and maintained 

We had lunch in the covered market of Oxford. This market place which used to be a noisy market selling all types of fresh food, is now, like most others, a great place for purchasing and eating street food.

Dennis kindly dropped me off at Lyn and Norman’s in Hemel Hempstead before heading back to Switzerland. Once again we’d had lots of fun and laughs.