Oxford (lots of pictures!)

We got out of London for our first day trip to Oxford on Saturday! Although early it was nice to make a plan and use the entire day for sight seeing, as we usually don’t get out of the flat till the afternoon. We got to take our first ride on the top deck of a Double Decker bus!! It was very exciting for me, and the other girls laughed at my reaction, which I assume was warranted as I was a bit tired and my coffee hadn’t kicked in yet…

It was a bit cold out, so we didn’t quite see everything in Oxford that we wanted to. We did however take a guided walking tour of the city, which we all enjoyed very much. Our tour guide was what we picture to be the quintessential British man. He knew so much about Oxford, it was very impressive. The city and the university are extremely historical and absolutely gorgeous. Did you know that Dr. Seuss got his postgraduate at Oxford?

Our tour guide in a dining hall at Oxford

We we so lucky to have a beautiful sunny day! 

The weather being sunny but frigid, made us quite chilled after the tour so we decided to enjoy Afternoon Tea for the first time at the oldest coffee shop in Britain called The Grand Café. The tea included light and fluffy delicious scones with clotted cream and jam. We decided to order three different types of teas, Lady Grey, Assam, and Darjeeling. My favorite was Lady Grey which had a sweet aroma and wonderful taste. It was just what we needed to warm up and sit for a while. We did end up sitting at the coffee shop for a couple of hours so it was already pretty dark when we left.

The tea cups say "The site of the first coffee house in England"

The bus we had reservations for was not for another three or four hours but there was not much else we could see. We went in a couple of stores including one called Fat Face that I believe I remember my cousin Christine suggesting I go to. I didn't buy anything but liked the store very much.

The bus ride home flew by because we were able to sit at a table and Grace and I taught Liz and Megan how to play Euchre (yes, I had to look up the spelling). I was very excited to find out that Grace also loves the game as usually no one has heard of it. Liz and Megan caught on quickly and like it which is awesome because you need exactly four people to play and most of the time there are four of us! All and all a good trip which I hope we make again.

Have a wonderfully marvelous day, cheers! ~Laura