Day 2!!
Today we got a walking tour of the campus and took the bus into the city of Oxford! The campus is a beautiful mix of modern and historical architecture. It is very interesting to see how different the the campus is compared to High Point. For starters it is much bigger. There are a total of 17,000 students who attend Oxford each year. about 4,000 of which are international. Oxford is also a green campus. Not only is everything recycled and reused, but some of the newer buildings actually generate electricity through solar power. It fits in really well to the area of Oxford which relies on public transportation and the cars that are around are much smaller and super eco-friendly. Though this might also be due to the fact that gas here is about 8 USD per gallons.
To get to the city center, where Oxford University and the main shopping is, we took the bus. The buses in Oxford are so much cooler and cleaner than in the states! The buses are also double decker!
Here are some photos from walking around Oxford and City Center
Headington Hall-- Center for the International Students
Top of the Bus!
Radcliffe Camera
Tower at Christ Church
One of the Colleges at Oxford University
Bridge of Sighs (Rialto Bridge bridge replica)
Queen Street- where the Academic part of Oxford ends and the retail begins!
Whit Horse Bar-- Where you can watch the American Football games
Spot where Hugh Latimer was burned at the stake (Bishop of the Church of England before the reformation)
Hotel Randolph
Museum
What a wonderful familiar face!!
These are actually everywhere. An you can use them!
So many American stores
Carfax Tower
Turf Tavern-- Oldest known Pub in the World!!
Yum Yum!
Famous people who have dined at the Tavern!
An Education in Intoxication!!
Ava-- My professor's daughter being her oh so cute self!
So we almost ran over a bicyclist...
To all my FitBit Friends-- They are huge in the UK too!! Also I walked over 23,000 steps yesterday. :)
To all my non fit bit friends that's about 10.2 miles!!
Keep these posts coming!
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