Last weekend it was about exploring the intelleigentisia of Uk.. The day started on a bad note.. i was late for my journey.. i ran for about 2 kilometers to catch my bus 15 minutes late and lets not even talk about the dirty looks people gave me, but i was too exhausted due to my long run to think of other thoughts..
My frend Sreya was with me, so the journey till Oxford was cool with lots to discuss about.. We landed in Chist church college of oxford.. Its a heritge building, the Harry Potter kind of structure.. well, the movie it seems had one of its famous dining hall scenes from this college.. The old walls, massive structures, long portraits of famous writers and for me being from India, i wondered Humanities is such a vast field and can it be really taught in class rooms.. The pace has a story of its own.. We moved on to see the library, the book store and finally to the high street.. it was time to feed us something, we landed in a mexican shop for a roll, which was yummy..
Our next stop was Catswolds.. the place is known for stone houses and roofs.. its a very small town with a unique feel.. We got down to see a church.. it has lots of graves around and a tall structure, though it wasn't magnificient, but it has smething interesting in its simplicity and size..
We crossed the town to find our way to the birth town of Shakespeare.. its called stratford upon Avon..Avon is a river which flows through this small town, hence the name.. there was a river side carnival going on with lots of traditional food stalls and icea reams.. we decidedto walk around and be a part of the same.. a short walk through the town is enough to realize the difference between the cosmopolitan and small town feel.. there was pizza being baked on stone, fuklava, different varieties of olives, ice creams and what not.. Slurrrpp.. food is best when eaten in carnival.. :)
With this our journey ended.. All in all a nice short trip.. I would not rate it very high on natural beauty, but its high on historical importance..
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