Oxford

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Beaver	The Oxford ox	St. Aldate's Tavern	A trike and bikes
Saint Aldate (died 577) was a bishop of Gloucester, venerated as a saint with the feast day of February 4. Aldate's life is not detailed historically, but he was probably a Briton killed by the Anglo-Saxons at Deorham. He is reported to have roused the countryside to resist pagan invasion forces. He is mentioned in the Sarum and other martyrologies; his feast occurs in a Gloucester calendar (14th-century addition); churches were dedicated to him at Gloucester and Oxford, as well as a famous Oxford street: St Aldate's, Oxford and a minor street in Gloucester. But nothing seems to be known of him: it was even suggested that his name was a corruption of 'old gate'. from Wikipedia

Strip lights	Tourist bus - anyone sitting on the top deck must have been frozen solid	The college gateways all had wonderful ceilings this may be Pembroke College	We had a good cup of coffee here after our circular walk
Iris reticulata hybrid	Christchurch College		Only one car!
Another gateway ceiling	Pelican associated with Corpus Christi College	Old oak door	College servants' HQ
Wonderful door - Oriel College	Colourful houses	Michael snapping	More colourful houses in Oriel Street
Harmonious pink houses	Old pump	Pan with his pipes	Student attic accommodation
Radcliffe Camera	Bodleian	Smug Sir Thomas Bodley	Decoration towards the top of the tower at the Bodleian
	St Martin and the beggar	Hunting horn	Bridge of Sighs
Elephant	Sheldonian Theatre	Greek portico to the Ashmolean Museum

Figures from the periphery of the Sheldonian Theatre. We had an excellent lunch at the White Horse in Bridge Street
Demon in a cage	More brightly coloured houses	Rather a grubby exit	!!!
Handsome building and some sunshine	3 Fishes	Forerunner of razor wire	Carved lion
Nissan maxima estate	Lights	Wonderful old tree	Art work or bird's work
Don't park your bike here	St. John's	Entrance to Taylor Institution	Bikes
Sky is a bit over the top	Flags	St. Michael's	Medieval building corner of Ship Street
Busking amid the bikes	Oxford Museum	The Old Tom Pub & Old Tom Tom Tower is a bell tower in Oxford, named for its bell, Great Tom. It is over Tom Gate, on St. Aldates, the main entrance of Christ Church, Oxford, which leads into Tom Quad.
Gargoyle	Bishop on the (ex) Brothel	Victorian Brothel by the river Isis - probably now flats	Yard on the water for the Brothel customers?
Lion with bone	Up river	We picked up the park and ride bus outside Inspector Morse's old office. Michael, Peter and Helen had a worry free journey home thanks to Steve's excellent driving.