I’m all moved in to my new place for this semester. You may recall that I’m living in Emotown (aka Mod 23). Almost all of us are here, so yay for that.
My mother insists that I upload some photos of my new digs, so ladies and gentlemen, here they are.
Soon to come - […]
The other day, I woke up in my bed in Oxford, and, as per usual, opened up the BBC news website. Nothing interesting was going on - a few updates on the Israel-Lebanon conflict, etc, etc.
There was also a story about a foiled airline terror plot. “Oh good,” I thought to myself. […]
I made it home safe from Oxford. I’ll be posting a full update about traveling through Heathrow shortly.
If you haven’t heard about the foiled terror plot in the UK or the ensuing airport delays, suffice it to say that basically every airport in England is jam-packed. And I’m flying through one of them today.
For those who want to keep track of where I am, I’ll be taking a bus from Oxford […]
Last Friday, a bunch of people from Trinity College decided to go punting on the River Cherwell.
Punting is basically like canoeing, but instead of paddles, you use a big long pole to push your punt forward off the bottom of the river. It’s pretty hard work.
The river flows down along the Oxfordshire landscape, down […]
Patrick Stewart
What did I do last Wednesday, you ask?
Not much… I just saw PATRICK STEWART starring as Prospero in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Tempest in Stratford-Upon-Avon, is all.
Seriously, how many geekpoints does that get me? Captain Picard, Shakespeare, and Stratford?
The RSC did an… interesting… interpretation of the play — it was […]
My “European” haircut
As some of you know, I’m pretty picky about where I get my haircut. Back home, I’ve gone to the same lady for some 10+ years. When I first went to Brandeis, I just let my hair grow out almost the entire first semester because I was too afraid to go […]
And now for the final bit of Dublin. Parts one and two are here and here, respectively.
We proceded on to St. Stephen’s Green:
After dinner, we went out to the Temple Bar area. Matt got another pint, and I opted for an Irish Coffee, even though it was really really warm in the bar. […]
The first part of our Dublin adventure is detailed here.
Before continuing, I want to point out that Dublin has some freaky bunny statues all over the place. This is the least creepy one we could find, so I was ok taking a picture with it:
It’s interesting to note that Darren has a photo of […]
Dublin (or in Gaelic, Baile Átha Cliath, don’t ask me to pronounce it) was awesome. Chris, Matt, and I headed out on Thursday morning, and returned Saturday.
The weather was gorgeous (or at least how I like it) - cool, windy, and a little overcast. That being said, upon my return I was told […]
Last weekend was a trip to Blenheim Palace in Woodstock/Marlborough, Oxfordshire. We decided to just pay to see the gardens, which ended up being a good decision, as it took us all day just to walk around them. The trip yielded over 100 good photos.
Here are some highlights:
A bunch of people from my program went to Bath two weekends ago. The pictures are all online here.
I’m back safe and sound from Dublin, where I had a great time. I have a paper that I should be writing, so that means it’s time to update you on London (4 weeks late…)
Since I want to update about Dublin, this is going to be a lightning post:
Brad and I went to Buckingham […]
Just a quick heads-up to everyone, I’m heading out for Dublin early tomorrow morning, and will be without internet access. You can expect pictures and updates when I get back on Saturday evening.
The last few days here in Oxford have been really warm, especially because the Brits don’t believe in air conditioning or good ventilation. While it’s only been in the mid-to-high eighties (F, not C), the buildings are all pushing 90 (including the bedroons at night).
That didn’t stop us yesterday from going to Blenheim Palace […]
Eep, it’s been a few days since I last updated you about my whirlwind Europe trip. Things have been pretty busy here at Oxford, but more on that in a future post.
Day two saw Les Halles-Beaubourg, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Jardin du Luxembourg, the Arc de Triomph, and the Eiffel Tower by night. […]
We last left our intrepid heroes in Paris, where they met Pierre the baguette. Alas, Pierre was never seen again.
Brad and I got up early in the morning to head over to the Louvre - one of those things that you know is going to be boring, but you can’t not do while you’re […]
William Shatner“speaking” French
After our harrowing adventures with easyJet, Brad and I were eager to relax. Kim and Renee (who you will recall, once again, from the easyJet escapade) shared a cab with us to the hotel, where they stayed as well.
The hotel was awesome (see Paris album one for some pics, including along Rue […]
For all you Doctor Who fans out there, “this is the story of how I [almost] died” (sorry, couldn’t resist).
It started out like a normal enough trip to the airport. We took a taxi to BCN, went through security, and decided to head to our gate. Little did Brad and I know what […]
Parc Güell
The next two days in Barcelona were a little less hectic than the first two (on day two, we hit up almost every major tourist trap sight in the city).
On day three, we headed to Gaudí’s attempt at landscaping - Parc Güell. At least, that’s what the tourbooks call it, his attempt at […]