Oxford

I was able to go and visit my friend Michael out in Oxford a couple of days ago.  Oxford is about an hour and a half west of London, and Michael and his partner Greg have lived there for the past 3 years.  It is very beautiful, and the University is different than a University in the States..instead of one giant campus there are about 40 different colleges, each with it's own specialty.  Michael and Greg were great tour guides and showed me a handful of the colleges.  It was a great day and very beautiful.  Below is a couple of pics from the day...

All Souls College

Keble College in the background...the tulips have been blooming all over.

The Chapel for Keble College

  

A courtyard in Magdalen College.

Magdalen College

Outside of Christ Church College.  If you have seen Brideshead Revisited, this is where Sebestian supposedly lived.  I've never actually seen it, but it was a very popular series here in England in the 80''s, and then a movie that came out a year or two ago.

The Hall (what we would call the student cafeteria) in Christ Church.  Does it look familiar?  It should if you are a Harry Potter fan...this is where they shot several scenes for the Harry Potter movies.