We walked about 15 minutes up the river side to its mouth where you arrive on the fringe of a scattered campus. With the sun still on the rise we got some cool campus photos.

The university has amazing buildings.

While they are uncertain of its foundation date, some say it dates back to the 11th Century! Shit, that is old.

Oxford Highlights

University walking tour. As a thirty-something-year-old, not traveling on senior citizen bus tours, I hesitated at the concept of a paid walking tour with a guide. Don’t. The guides know (or make up) really cool stories to colourize Oxford. Suck it up and do it.

As a thirty-something-year-old, not traveling on senior citizen bus tours, I hesitated at the concept of a paid walking tour with a guide. Don’t. The guides know (or make up) really cool stories to colourize Oxford. Suck it up and do it. Old pubs that Shakespeare (apparently) watched his plays be performed at. One of the more famous ones is The Kings Arms. Go grab a pint.

The Kings Arms Pub, Oxford UK

Another favourite is the Turf Tavern, which was Bill Clinton’s watering hole when he went to Oxford. It was built in 13th century in a spot that was, at the time, in a ditch outside the walls of the city. Now it is hidden in this cool little back alley. Watch your head, it was built for our smaller ancestors.

Alley way into the Turf Tavern.

Bath, UK (Via the Cotswalds)

Having done the 24 hour rip around Oxford it was time to drive the Cotswalds into Bath. We left in the late afternoon for a sunset drive. The drive is amazing with winding roads even Jeremy Clarkson would enjoy.

We stopped for a bite at a tea-shop that had this view (below) off the back porch. With the sun was starting to set we had to make it to Bath for dinner.