A Day Trip to Oxford

As it is the bank holiday weekend what better time than to take a little jaunt out of London to Oxford. I have never been before. When I was growing up I always wanted to go to Oxford University to study English but that just never worked out so instead I contented myself with a lovely day wandering around and looking at the beautiful buildings.

We took the Oxford Tube down from London and arrived early afternoon. We had such a lovely walk through the streets admiring all the architecture. It is such a shame that a lot of the interiors are off limits as I can only imagine how stunning they are.

This is a very picture heavy post so grab a cup of tea and have a scroll!

 

After we has our fill of everything  we could see we followed a tip on a pub and we were not disappointed. Hidden down an alleyway 'The Turf Tavern' is a perfect little hideaway with a very good pub grub menu and plenty of seating and some fire pits. The courtyard is framed with original mid 13th century city walls. I would highly recommend visiting if you are in Oxford.

 

 

We honestly has the nicest day. It was lovely to do something different and get some fresh air over the bank holiday weekend.

I hope you had a lovely Easter.

C x 

Lesser Spotted London

A little look around at some of the history right on London's doorstop! We ventured out to soak up some of the secret bits of London that you might walk past on a daily basis. Let me know in the comments if you know any more!

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C x

Amsterdam - The Final Day

We woke up to our final breakfast opting to pay for a bacon and egg roll to see us through to lunch. We checked our bags into the lockers so we wouldnt have to carry them and set out.......in to the rain.

We sought shelter in The Royal Palace situated in Dam Square and spent a lovely and interesting 2 hours walking around and learning all about this grand building. The giant sweeping marble maps on the floor and the impressive heavy iron chandeliers all portray a glamour that you just don't see every day.

After we had finished feasting our eyes on all the splendor we feasted our bellies on some very tasty food. We stopped at a little cafe which smelt divine. We treated ourselves to a cheese pastry and an apple cake from the vast selection.

 

We had a couple more hours to kill so we decided to walk the streets a bit more to see what we could see. We weren't disappointed either, as after turning down just one street we found some incredible graffiti

We had to go back to the hostel to get our stuff so we made our way through the streets, picked up our bits from the hostel lockers and then got on the train back to the airport. Our flight was a little bit delayed which was annoying, especially as we had work the next day but we made it in the end.

Amsterdam is really beautiful and it's not just all about going there to sit in coffeeshops and get as high as possible. We saw so much just by walking around the city, we didn't get any public transport and it was probably the best idea to walk, although the bikes scare me so much! They really do rule the road over there. I would really recommend going if you haven't been or going again if you've been already because there is always something new to do or see.

C x

A Weekend in Bath

We popped to Bath this weekend for a friend's Birthday! I am very lucky as Leigh's family live in the area and so I often get a chance to go to quite frankly one of the prettiest cities I've ever seen.

Sometimes you don't need to go there for anything other than to wander through the streets lined with Bath stone buildings

Find lots of little shops selling their wares.

You can stop and marvel at the cathedral

Or take a step back in history and visit the Roman Baths and the Pump Room which Austen brings to life in Northanger Abbey. 

It is rumoured that Austen disliked the city but I cannot see how as it is filled with history and charm.

It's always worth taking a trip up the hill to see the beautiful buildings curving round in the Royal Crescent.

And do make sure you stop and say hello to the locals

It is also a good place to get very merry on local cider from the number of different bars and pubs which is exactly what I did when I decided it was a good idea to drink 6.5% cider, followed by more cider, followed by beer on Saturday night.

If you haven't been before I really would recommend that you do....especially as they have finally, after years of waiting, got a Primark!

C x