Saturday, July 29, 2023 Oxford: Another Enchanting (Graduation) Day in the City of Dreaming Spires Getting Out of London: I am always excited on a trip to Oxford. It brings sharply to my mind my very first journey in 1987 with my friend Firdaus by my side, as we made our way to Oxford to…
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Exploring the Beauty of the Cotswolds with Friends: Moreton-on-Marsh, Sezincote Gardens, Broadway Tower, Broadway.
Exploring the Beauty of the Cotswolds with Friends: Moreton-on-Marsh, Sezincote Gardens, Broadway Tower, Broadway. Cotswolds Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Today we were grateful for friends. And for friends with cars! Today we were able to tour a good part of the Northern Cotswolds with friends who made it a delight and a convenience…
Another Bucket List Item Done and Dusted! Visiting Highgrove, Cotswolds Estate of Prince Charles and Camilla
Another Bucket List Item Done and Dusted! Visiting Cirencester, Tetbury and Highgrove, Cotswolds Estate of Prince Charles and Camilla Oxford Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Today was a far cry better than yesterday. We had no transport glitches–well almost none! We did have one crazy experience at the very end (but more on that later). …
A Day of Unbelievable Transport Misadventures in the Cotswolds on Llew’s Birthday
A Day of Unbelievable Transport Misadventures in the Cotswolds on Llew’s Birthday Cotswolds Monday, May 23, 2022 Today, turned out to be the most adventurous of our current travels—and not always in the best way! Still, if you can keep your good humor on your birthday through a whole series of mishaps, you are a…
Au Revoir London, Hiya Again Oxford: First Day in the City of Dreaming Spires
Au Revoir London, Hiya Again Oxford: First Day in the City of Dreaming Spires London-Oxford Sunday, May 22, 2022 At last the day dawned when we’d be leaving London to return to Oxford to spend a few days roaming through Oxfordshire and re-visiting a part of the Cotswolds that Llew and I had…
In Oxford Again! Can Anything Be more Exhilarating?
In Oxford Again! Can Anything Be more Exhilarating? Oxford, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Sharing a bathroom with Amy means taking turns using it and I was the first to do so as I awoke at 5.00 am, as usual, blogged, fooled around a bit on my phone (editing, sending pix to family and…
Being a Tourist in Oxford!
Thursday, August 15, 2019 Oxford Being a Tourist in Oxford—Exploring Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Castle and Prison, Afternoon Tea at Grand Cafe, ‘Talking Maps’ Exhibition at the Weston Library, Poking Around a Few Oxford Colleges Hiya from Oxford! With my friends Sue and Tony having left yesterday for Bristol, I awoke alone…
Exploring Iffley, Thrift Shopping, Lunch at Oli’s Thai and Surveying Exeter College and The Broad
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Oxford Exploring Iffley, Thrift Shopping, Lunch at Oli’s Thai and Surveying Exeter College and The Broad I had the day of my life! Weather-wise, it was lousy…I might as well say that, at the outset, and it was cold. I had forgotten how dreadfully chilly the summers can be…
Meeting American friends in London for Highlights Tours of The National Gallery and the British Museum and then…Off to Oxford
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 London Meeting American friends in London for Highlights Tours of The National Gallery and the British Museum and then…Off to Oxford Hiya from London! Today was a red-letter day for me as I was meeting my friends Bonnie and Art from Connecticut in London. Not only was…
A Rainy Morning of Errands and An Afternoon Watching Oxford’s Encaenia
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Bombay A Rainy Morning of Errands and An Afternoon Watching Oxford’s Encaenia Namaste from Bombay! As if on cue, so as not to make local meteorologists feel like sorry sods, the heavens opened at exactly 5.00 am today to officially bring in Bombay’s Monsoon of 2019. I…