I’ve always had a lot of respect for History and Education and that is why I like visiting Oxford so much. An opportunity came last week for us to go there and so we did. I must admit when I am in Oxford I breathe deeper, my senses are sharper and I walk around the city all happy.
I imagine these brilliant minds committed to their subjects, devouring their books, excited about learning and discoveries, often terribly frustrated about their lack of progress. I imagine great debates and seas of questioning, heavy timetables and a rush to complete the next book chapter or lab work. I imagine all this and I like my thoughts. My soul approves of this daydreaming.
Last week I was walking around the city again, and again I looked up at the buildings and I sighed in awe and admiration. My toddler shouted in contentment too… at a few very attractively deep and murky puddles that he saw on the university ground. ‘Right. Reality check,’ I thought to myself.
Look up and down (and sideways too).
Postcards Without Stamps 
Sometimes we need toddlers to point out the mundane, but still interesting and beautiful, right in front of our feet.
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Yes! It’s so nice when they do that! You feel that you re-discover the world.
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What an amazing place to take your little one! I love to expose mine to these type places!
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Me too! It’s so refreshing to visit places like the one above.
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The history of such places is awe inspiring, and the architecture a wonder. I’ve visited Harvard which gives a similar feel, but not here. One day.
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I hope you’ll have an opportunity to see Oxford one day, Lignum Draco. The whole city is amazing! Not only architecture is great but people too. Lots of good material for your camera!
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That’s exactly how I feel when we visit Washington, D.C. here in the states. I can feel the energy in the air there like nowhere else I’ve ever traveled. It’s strange, but there’s just something so remarkable there and I walk with a little more pep in my step when I visit. I guess some cities have such a rich history that you can actually feel it in the air. What a great adventure y’all had!
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Cambridge is very beautiful but I’ve not yet met it’s sister, Oxford. One day, surely! :)
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