A Day in Oxford

 

It was Alison's birthday choice for a visit to Oxford. We had some shops to visit before we had lunch at Comptoir Libanais, our favourite Lebanese restaurant on the corner of Westgate.

Alison had a wonderful chicken salad while I went for the Lamb Tagine which was superb. After lunch we went to Blackwells for some sheet music. I found a book about the birth of pop music by Bob Stanley that looked interesting.

Then it was off to Magdalen College which I had passed many times but never been inside. There were hardly any people at this end of the city compared with the shopping centre that had become crowded in the afternoon. It was so quiet in the college grounds, hardly any visitors so we were able to have a good look round. 

We started off in Chaplain's Quad which I thought was the best part of the college. The Great Tower dates from the fifteenth century. Then the Chapel (below) was very impressive.

My phone is not very good for photos  but the white Hydrangeas around the Cloister were fabulous.

 

At the end we took the path alongside the water meadow and the deer park. This fella had the most amazing antlers.

Our bus for the park and ride came almost immediately at the bus stop just up from Magdalen College. It had been a lovely day and Alison thought it was one of her best birthdays ever. And our girls won their semi-final in the evening!