Visit to Oxford University - a town with many Colleges (with a capital C)

St. John's College Courtyard

Chapel at St. John's College

Had a delight-filled visit with HJ, our friend, who invited us to visit him at Oxford where he is a graduate student.  He took us on a wonderful tour of two of the Oxford Colleges - a tour guide in training and did a great job - he has learned a great deal about the history of Oxford University which is really a collection of multiple "colleges".  Our visit was short but informative and preceded by his hosting us to a wonderful lunch at the college he attends (St. Cross).  We took the train from London (and the tube to the train) - amazingly great, well marked, labelled and accurately announced train information for the regular and foreign traveler to London.  This was our first venture using the tube and buses and it was totally easy as a result of the terrific system.  Oxford is about an hour and a quarter out of the city and kind of a fairy book village consisting mostly of the various colleges - which began in the 12th century!  And we think of our 1923 vintage home as "old"!

Next stop - a visit with Cousin Christie Watson Legee!

View from Quaking Bridge in Oxford town

Small greenhouse near Christchurch in Oxford

Window dressing in downtown (?) Oxford

Not sure what bird variety this is but he is large

A spreading ??? tree too wide to capture on film

Wisteria blooming at St. John's College garden entrance

Amazingly colorful red maple, St. John's College garden

DW with our illustrious host and tour guide HJ

HG and DW at entrance to St. John's College Oxford U