Edinburgh, Hadrian's Cycleway and London, 2012: Last Day, Oxford and other Wanderings

This was our day to have a quick morning visit to Oxford. A 58 minute train trip had us there in three stops and we wandered about. Unfortunately exams are in progress so much was off limits to visitors. We did manage to get a bit of a taste despite that fact and returned to the station just in time to get an extremely stuffy train back to London.

Our little journey began and ended at Paddington Station, a short walk from our hotel. The station has a glassed shopping area and pigeons wander about the station, sometimes venturing into it. I was a little taken aback as I stopped in to buy a drink and passed a station official with a live hawk perched on her fist. Whether merely a deterrent or an actual predator I did not wait to determine.

After a short recovery from the heat we went our separate ways, I back to Camden Town and Ray to some major tourist sights downtown.

Camden Town surprised me again by revealing even more of its bustling crannies around the locks. It often seemed more crowded than some popular central attractions. The punkers are still there with their Doc Martens and Mohawks and I have always (sometimes secretly) identified with them.

Here are my day's photos;

A Taste of Oxford