Oxford Spires

... a warm look inside Oxford, England and anywhere else I may chance to visit while I learn amidst the dreaming spires. I'm studying Creative Writing, C.S. Lewis, and other aspects of the English language during Oxford University's Hilary term. My point of ...

... at Oxford Brookes University. November was a great time to see Oxford as the weather was misty. The mist gave the spires of Oxford a mysterious and magical look and I think made my trip more memorable. Being students we didn't do anything other than ...

... it was a point at which people with oxen could ford the Thames.   After that it was time for bookshops! Borders in Oxford has obviously closed, and we started  at Waterstones, where, after a good look around we bought coffee and a diet coke ...

It was rainy and cold by the time we arrived in Oxford. Driving in this city was stressful as the local seem to have no regard for their personal safety and just throw themselves out in front of traffic expecting cars to stop for them. We found a public ...

Whew what a long and exhausting day, I just spent the day in Oxford, city of 'dreaming spires' and also in my opinion the most amazing historical collegiate town in the world. Everywhere you turn is architectural eye candy including Palladian and Gothic ...

... !). Last Wednesday, we arrived to see a city filled with majestic old buildings and towering spires.  Spires is a very important part of tourist information for Oxford.  They talk about them a lot, because there are a lot of them!  They ...

... had several rainy days, and they were in Ireland, which was concerned with drought in the west.  We'll come home tanned! Oxford is a lovely, extremely walkable city.  We’re located right in the heart of the city, but one street off the ...

... was restored by 1954. We climbed to the top through the dust and bells and had a marvelous view around Oxford - old buildings and spires: tiny hidden gardens and broad busy streets. Managed to catch a few pictures of Bevis posed fetchingly between ...

... work & we toured the place while frequently reminiscing about memorable times at Iloilo Mission Hospital. Oxford is known as the "City of Dreaming Spires" because of the harmony of the architecture of the university buildings there despite of ...

... you to the world beyond the University, that this dinner in this Hall tonight represent something really quite important. Oxford is cursed by cliches, dreaming spires, ivory towers, the home of lost causes, the looking glass world of Alice. All of them ...

... , and cake. I got very, very full from the mint chocolate, it was a bit nauseating and really good! Thereafter, we went to the Oxford Story in Broad Street, which is a tourist attraction about Oxford's history. The last time I was there, it was a nice ...

... , so that I had more daylight. But I did end up with a good couple of hours to take pictures of the various spires and miscellaneous architecture that caught my eye. This is starting to become a cliche for me, but Oxford was, of course: beautiful. In ...

... period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic, mid-18th century Radcliffe Camera. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of Oxford's university ...

... built before 1040. From the top of the tower we could see most of the city, and it is an amazing view. Oxford is peppered with churches, towers and spires. It is beautiful. It was a very wet and cold day, which hampered our visit a bit and, being the ...

... home wet and exhausted.  It actually hailed on us for a few minutes at one point! My descriptions of our Oxford stay would not be complete without doting a bit on our new friend, Poppy. Our lovely hosts are very kind ...

... part of Oxford University. There are over 30 colleges at Oxford and there really isn't a 'campus’ to speak of. Oxford is known for its spires, and there are plenty of them to go around. After touring Oxford, we headed to Stratford via the ...