Oxford, England

On our way home from the Cotswolds, we made a stop in Oxford to explore the university city. The weather wasn't the best so we didn't walk around as much as we would of liked but were happy that we stopped and got to see some of the sites.

After we parked, we headed to Christ Church University. We viewed the university from outside the grounds since Martha was in tow. Martha enjoyed the Christ Church University meadows as it was the only place near the city center that had grass.

After viewing Christ Church University, we meandered through the alley streets to Radcliffe Square to check-out St. Mary's Church, Radcliffe Square and the Bodleian Library. 

At this point, we were quite cold and decided that it was time to grab some lunch and warm-up. We crossed under the Bridge of Sighs, navigated through Helen's passage and uncovered Turf's Tavern. Turf's Tavern was a local for Bill Clinton when he was at Oxford and also a favorite of the Harry Potter cast when they were filming. 

The owners of the Turf's Tavern quickly welcomed us in from the cold and introduced us to Junior, their fifteen month old golden-doodle who was the furthest thing from 'junior' - he was three times the size of Martha! The owner's loved Martha and couldn't stop complimenting us on how well-behaved she was. Martha's not that well behaved but from the stories they were telling us of Junior running through the pub, Martha must have looked like an angel. 

Even though it was a quick stop, Oxford did not disappoint! The town was beautiful, even in the rain/snow.