Over the weekend I spent a few days in Oxford. Although it is not very far, it was not an easy destination to get to. Since there are no airports directly in Oxford, I had to first fly into London then take a two hour bus to Oxford. Whew, it was a long trip.
But once I got there, I was welcomed by streets of red brick and old stone walls. There was a definite charm about the city. Oxford is the name of the city, but is also the name of the univerisity....Oxford University.....which is comprised of many smaller colleges. My workshop took place in Queen's College, but since we registered late, I stayed in Oriel College's dorms.
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| My tiny room, luckily, I had my own bathroom tho |
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| Inside Oriel College |
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| Oriel College Dining Hall, doesn't it remind you of Harry Potter?? |
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| Inside Queen's College |
During my workshop, we took some time to visit a museum (you know, being an art workshop and all) This museum, however, was not just a fine arts museum, but an artifacts museum as well. There were some pretty cool stuff there.
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| Look at all the different types of marble used! |
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| Very pretty details |
And of course, the city of Oxford itself. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to explore. It was workshops after workshops and then networking with other art teachers. But from what I did see, it is a very cute city.
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| Looking down High Street |
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| Cute little church |
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| Pretty bridge between the buildings |
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| Old buildings |
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| No clue what this is (passed it on the bus) but pretty neat! |
Too bad it's so difficult to get to, or I would definitely visit Oxford as a tourist. At least a one place to check off my list!
