Oxford

Last weekend's trip was a visit to the town of Oxford.

I gave the British Rail system a try, and wasn't terribly impressed ... more crowded and less punctual than the Deutsche Bahn. I learned some pecularities of English pronouciation along the route (how would you pronounce Slough or Reading?)

Oxford is, of course, a collection of very old colleges. There were hordes of tourists and the colleges took full advantage of it—I was surprised by the fees and glossy brochures (6 quid to see Christ Church college???). I think Stanford looks nicer and it's free to visit!

The highlight was lunch at a great Chinese restaurant. We were a bit late for the museums and I was disappointed to miss the stuffed dodo :(

Anyway, check out some of the photos...