Written by actonsteve on December 26, 2002
- There is something of a fairytale about Magdalen (pronounced Maudlin) College. On a misty morning when the medieval belltower looms above the trees and river, the sound of choristers singing Latin grace melts through the...
Written by actonsteve on December 26, 2002
- Sorry Piccadilly, apologies to Princes Street--the winner of the most jawdropping street in Britain has to be 'The High' in Oxford. There is such a profusion of mind-blowing architecture here: soaring medieval spires, leering gargoyles,...
Written by kris_kandath on September 28, 2006
- I realise fully that I am writing this blog completely out of sequence (writing about a European city along with blogging on Kerala after my re-location to these shores for at least a few years)...
Written by pickapineapple on February 17, 2005
- On my final flight back to New York from London Heathrow, I bid a tearful goodbye to England, only to return in a matter of hours.
I was flying with Virgin Atlantic because they have...
Written by actonsteve on December 26, 2002
- This honey-colored sprawl is a world to itself -a world of towers, cloisters, morning choirs, and stained-glassed windows. It is the biggest, richest, and most pretentious college and has been producing scholars, clergymen, and prime...
Written by actonsteve on December 26, 2002
- Radcliffe Square is the sumptuous baroque heart of Oxford. Its architectural set pieces are nothing less then breathtaking--comparable to Venice and Florence.For in a few hundred cobbled yards of each other there are the spires...
Written by Amanda on August 26, 2000
- Unlike most British universities, the Union in Oxford isn't an organisation that runs bars, shops, and welfare services. It's a debating society, and more. The Union has its own building, a beautiful mock-Parliament. It's laid...
Written by jpmorgante on February 16, 2004
- The city of Oxford is famous for its university. But unlike universities in the United States, Oxford University is a union of over 30 separate colleges. Each college has its own campus and...
Written by Judy on November 14, 2000
- Located in Oxford, this 13th century cathedral was founded by Cardinal Wolsey in 1529. Today Christ Church doubles as the college Chapel. The bell in Tom Tower rings 100 times each evening at 9:05p.m. Although...
Written by Judy on September 21, 2000
- After a very busy day touring the area I happened to pass by Christ Church around 6:00 p.m.just in time to sit in and join the Evensong Service. What a wonderful way to end...
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