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I visited Oxford this summer. A nice town, but as confusing to a foreign mind as a lot of other things in Britain...
A view of the University College
I had heard of Oxford College, which to me meant that there was ONE university in the town, which was also the main reason for the town being famous. Turns out to be quite different. There are actually several universities in the town, with Oxford University College being the most famous. Every street corner seems to boast its own university. Go figure...
Some nice gargoyles seen on some buildings
(the said buildings being probably part of a college!)
If you're in the area, Oxford is well worth a visit, especially on a nice sunny day in the summer. Try to get off the beaten path, and enjoy the little side streets.
You'll find interesting architecture where ever you look in the town centre...
Oxford is quite nice, and one of the rare cities visited so far that I actually liked. I seem to prefer the English country side to its towns, which I somehow find drab... Hopefully, I'll find some other towns I like in the future...
To finish this post: one anecdote from last week end... Whilst I was taking a walk around a village nearby, I stopped at the local butcher's to get the meat needed for our week-end meals. The butcher seemed slightly disturbed by my using grams and kilograms, and clearly struggled with the amounts ordered. He ended up admitting that he still struggled with what he described as "those foreign French things and ways of doing things"!!!
Folks, I had no idea the French were responsible for inventing grams and kilograms!!!!
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