Saturday in Oxford...

Both Nicole and Matt were right so far. We had to make one more trip to Oxford and stop for a bite to eat at the Eagle and Child. Russell had his first encounter with Fish and Chips and I had Sausage and Mash. Pub Grub!

We managed to fit in everything we had been hoping to. We started the day early at the Oxford Press Bookshop. Russell wasn't as impressed with it as he was with the Cambridge Press Bookshop, but Oxford was much better for teaching materials. I took Russell to see the Bodleian Library, where we found out that all of the white vans in the streets were part of filming for a movie (we think it's the next Harry Potter... but we aren't sure). We also FINALLY found the Natural History Museum. That's where we met Charlie (not stuffed). It was pouring when we finished at the museum, so we camped out just inside the door until the shower passed.


We ended our sight-seeing at Magdalene College. This is another of the oldest colleges in Oxford. When we first went in, everything seemed to be closed. Even the tea shop was closed (even though there was a sign set up saying it was open). We almost left after a quick tour around the first quadrangle, but luckily we read through our tour pamphlet more closely and discovered the one open door that took us to the rest of the university. There was plenty to see after all. There were several more quadrangles, an expansive trail behind the buildings and a field BRIMMING with hungry deer.

We had another lovely Malaysian meal at the restaurant where we went on our last trip to Oxford, and we rounded out the evening with a choral performance in the Sheldonian Theatre. The Oxford Bach Choir was performing (composed mostly of city members and students). It was fun to watch.

Where will we be off to tomorrow?