Oxford Glance

Oxford, the name of the image, It is said that previously animals Ox frequently cross the river to wade (ford) came to Oxford, so called the Oxford. From London to Oxford is very convenient, the bus ride is probably 7.80 minutes, OxfordTube or NationalExpress of all OK. From Heathrow and Gatwick airports have car to Oxford.

Oxford, in addition to the University of Oxford - of the world's oldest English language university and famous, but also because of the famous Oxford writers known for. Oxford is produced writers in the world where the highest density of, for example, I wrote writer and famous bars.

Oxford building is very historical, very surprising to Oxford this ancient city in a war is not Nazi bombing: because Hitler intended to Oxford to do the capital after the capture of England. In such a city of history can appreciate those of North America's major cities lack of flavor.

Speaking of Oxford, gotta start with the University of Oxford. University of Oxford, was born 25 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Other heads of state and Oxford alumnus, we are familiar with Gandhi and Bhutto. Oxford University also gave birth to many religious saints and the Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as numerous writers associated with Oxford University, such as Oscar Wilde.

Oxford University's system is very special, she and the Cambridge-based tutorial rather than curriculum-based educational system. Oxford University is similar, with the federal 39 schools under her, but said recently merged two colleges, so the 38 colleges. Each institute is an independent system, they have their own tutorial system, all new students must go through a single college interview, enrollment will be assigned tutor private lessons, students can not lecture (lecture), but not the absence of any tutorial. College to provide all their students, as is the home of the student. Imagine a beautiful summer in Oxford, a group of favored in the afternoon sun on the grass listening to their teacher taught the tutorial to learn the original so enjoy!

I live in St Anne's College, Computing Laboratory Oreil College, so I only these two colleges impression very deep. The photo below is Oreil College. Oreil College was established in 1394, is the fifth long-standing history of Oxford University College, formerly the honor of the Virgin Mary's College. It has a special feature is the longest official name of the University of Oxford College.

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The first dinner we eat in the restaurant of the Oreil College, said that a few years ago, Queen Elizabeth II to visit here, so the lobby on the Queen's portrait, in addition to the portraits of many others, but unfortunately I do not know. The photo below is dinner in a restaurant on the lower right of the photo is Daniel in the chat. My right is my mentor.

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Library, called the Bodleian Library of Oxford University, a famous 500-year-old collection of 8 million, the shelves lined up can reach 190 km long ¥ # @%! This is the second largest library in England.

The library has 10 buildings, standing in the center of the library buildings, you can see a lot of access to the library door, above, are marked with the Latin. Music, logic, astronomy, and philosophy. In the library building, as well as belonging to the building of the University of Oxford. General construction are the property of the affiliated College to only a small number of building the university itself. Oxford University Press, top right photo inside the building is the Oxford student ceremony dedicated. Oxford student life three times to use it: Latin oath to do a good student enrollment; graduation to obtain a degree and an honorary doctorate from Oxford.

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Always close to the main entrance of Trinity College, said that only when found student King's College, the door will be open to greet him. Many years ago, Trinity College, has a distant relative of a former King, estimated to be the grandson of King aunt's sister-in-law like her neighbors. A result, the door is still open. . .

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The right is the famous of the eagle and child bar, when are we going to just people not many, actually sat on the place of those writers who drink. Inklings is their common name, this is a book club members novels of Tolkien and his son of the Devil (The Lord of the Rings), The Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis and his brother. Reads their stories in the wall of the bar, this bar is their favorite place, where they drink to discuss their works with this bar has a complicated relationship between That night, I drank a pint of extra pale ale.

Another well-known bar the turf Tavern is, I tried the white horse. This bar is the 16th century, there will be a particularly good business, but find it quite strenuous, but fortunately someone to lead the way, ha ha. Later I went and mentor to the young's bar to drink the [proud that of young's. These bars are very good, compared with German beer is different.