'ju:femaiz » Oxford University http://euphemize.net/blog nullae paenitentiae Tue, 04 May 2010 05:55:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Roadtrip: Oxford + Manchester, England http://euphemize.net/blog/archives/2009/07/19/roadtrip-oxford-manchester-england/ http://euphemize.net/blog/archives/2009/07/19/roadtrip-oxford-manchester-england/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:00:38 +0000 Joel http://euphemize.net/blog/?p=502 Looking Up IV @ Divinity School, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK - 6 April, 2009 (by 'ju:femaiz)
Intricate stonework in the Divinity School at the Bodleian Library, Oxford – absolutely amazing craftsmanship!

After decamping from Cord’s place and relocating to my new digs – a hostel near Baron’s Court – I jumped aboard the train to Manchester to meet up with Ruth and Adam, fellow members of TheRoot42.org, for a traditional Sunday Afternoon Roast, capped off with a couple of Coopers (had to introduce the poms to it!). What I hadn’t counted on was that Manchester United was playing the same day, so my trip up and back with Virgin Trains meant that while I didn’t have a seat, I had a lot of entertainment provided for me – from the Swedish teachers over for the weekend to get pissed and watch football, to the unhappy supporters of the losing side (not Manchester thankfully, otherwise I’m sure it would have been a far worse trip back!).

Radcliffe Camera @ Oxford, UK - 6 April, 2009 (by 'ju:femaiz)

Monday I followed a similar path to Sunday as I headed out to Oxford to catch up with Fev (also known as Heather). I met Fev first when her boyfriend Mark (and fellow photographer and member of TheRoot42.org) were in Australia doing work experience as geologists up at Mount Isa and visited Sydney. Fev grew up in Oxfordshire and offered to show me around the area as Mark was out in a remote area of WalesCornwall doing a dig with uni.

End of the Day @ Oxford, UK - 6 April, 2009 (by 'ju:femaiz)

Oxford was crazy cool, filled with all those images of olde Universities that Australia can never replicate. The town itself was dominated by bicycles and the tours around places like the Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera and Christ Church College provided an insight into a totally different type of life. For the fans of Harry Potter, much of the scenes were (are?) filmed around the grounds of Oxford, including the Hall of Christ Church College.

Christ Church College @ Oxford, UK - 6 April, 2009 (by 'ju:femaiz)

More Flickr Photos from Oxford

End of the Day @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Radcliffe Camera @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Alternate Parliament @ Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Looking Up IV @ Divinity School, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Christ Church College @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Christ Church College @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Christ Church College @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Heather (aka Fev) @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Looking Up III @ Christ Church College, Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Looking Up @ Christ Church College, Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Corner Stonework @ Christ Church College, Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Looking Up II @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009 Looking Up I @ Oxford, UK - 5 April, 2009
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