Oxford :: England, UK

We really enjoyed Oxford. We only had a fraction of the time here that we should have. We arrived around 5 pm and had about four hours of daylight. The profusion of beautiful architecture clad in ivy and beautiful landscaping is truly incredible.

Christ Church College, Oxford, England, UK

Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford.

The above shot was my first "real" test of the new Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 lens I recently got. It's the widest production rectilinear full frame lens in the world. It exceeded my expectations with its low distortion and sharpness. I was very, very impressed.

Bath Place Hotel, Oxford, England, UK

Garden at Christ Church College, Oxford, England, UK

Colourful girl walking in front of colourful houses, Oxford, UK

Hanging out on the Christ Church College lawn

Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, England, UK

Merton College, Oxford, UK

Please keep off the grass. Christ Church College, Oxford, UK

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Broad Street, Oxford, UK

Evening sun Holywell Street, Oxford, UK

Merton College Chapel, Oxford, UK

Sunset on Broad Street, Oxford, UK

As we were arriving in town, we spent some time wandering through town looking for parking and we finally found a very convenient spot (pay and display) on Broad Street right in the middle of the action:

The red marker marks where we found parking

Unfortunately the Bodleian Library was already closed when we got there. It has some gorgeous rooms that I wanted to photograph. I guess there's always next time.

After a wonderful time just walking around town, we headed to The Eagle and the Child pub for supper. The Eagle and the Child is renowned as the place C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the rest of the Inklings met weekly to talk about the literature they were writing. As most of us are huge Lewis and Tolkien fans (especially my sister Kristi and I), this was a very cool stop. We even managed to snag the corner where they always sat!

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The Inklings corner at The Eagle and the Child, Oxford, UK

This post is part of a series of posts about my family's British Isles trip in July/August of 2016. My parents and four siblings joined me as we went from London to Dublin and everywhere in between in 2.5 weeks. Here's our itinerary:

1. London (England)
2. Stonehenge (England)
3. Oxford (England)
4. Bibury, Cotswolds (England)
5. Wales
6. Peak District (England)
7. Chatsworth House (Peak District, England)
8. Yorkshire and Staithes (England)
9. Foggy Scottish Highlands (Scotland)
10. Bright Scottish Highlands (Scotland)
11. Kilts & Bagpipes (Scotland)
12. Edinburgh (Scotland)
13. Northern Ireland
14. Waterford/Dunmore East (Ireland)
15. Western Ireland and the Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
16. Dublin (Ireland)