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 St. Aldate's with the Christ
Church wall, Oxford by evaanna
If you are new to Oxford and have entered the path along the Thames through the gate near the pub, you may not have noticed the sign saying: Christ Church Gates close at 9 pm.
That gate is quite distant from the college and you may not realize it still IS one of Christ Church gates. This is what happened to me - I very much enjoyed my riverside walk and was not ready to leave until about ten. It was only then that I realised what I had done. I ran frantically from gate to gate but all were locked. Climbing the high wrought-iron gates wasn't an option for me. For a moment I thought I would have to spend the night on the grass. Finally, after more than an hour of vain attempts to get myself noticed, I saw someone in the distance in the Cathedral garden - a man on a university conference - a visitor like me. I shouted to him and he brought a custodian, who opened the gate and I was released into the world outside. However, I don't regret it - the man was very nice to me and gave me an interesting tour of the cathedral garden, which he told me was specially cultivated to look like the gardens in the Middle Ages. And I could even hear the Boys' Choir practising - a great reward for my misadventure. In the picture: St. Aldate's - the street I wanted to get out into so badly and the wrought-iron railings I would have had to climb over. Leave a Comment
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 what a bloody racket by sourbugger
A good case in point is this bloke below called 'Heath'. There is a concerted campaign going on to get rid of this busker from Oxford's streets. In other, more aggressive cities the locals might just have lamped him one, but here he is fighting his own counter campaign.
On the one hand I want to support the underdog, but on the other the bagpipes are quite the most offensive noise known to humankind. A dilemma.
If you meet him, have a word with him - but remember you will need a voice that is stronger than a pneumatic drill before you do. Leave a Comment
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While the kebab vans littered through Oxford can be a great alternative to dried biscuits lying around your room, they can also cause horrible food poisoning. They aren't always the cleanest or healthiest of food venues (especially the van up Woodstock Road, across the street from St. Anne's) but they are a great place to meet people in queue. Got plenty of drunken hugs and kisses from some great, albeit random, people while waiting for my doner kebab...
All I'm saying is beware dirty vans and be aware of the risk you're taking in eating from kebab vans. Horrible results may follow in the morning. (I DO blame the vans and not the beer...) Leave a Comment
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 The parking attendants
have gone hard-core by sourbugger
Oxford has a well know hostility towrds the car, hence the impossiblity to drive through it without getting lost...unless you are a 20 tonne heavily polluting bus.
The attendants in this town seem particularly keen on their duties, even on a sunday they can be found hunting in packs for the porr motorist who is two minutes late back to his parking spot, or doesn't park PRECISELY between the indicating lines.
In fact the only place I could find to park reasonably unmolested for free on a Sunday was in ne of the residential roads behind the station area. Anywhere else it is vitually impossible to find a place, or if you do you will need a financial advisor to take out a second mortgage for it's use. Leave a Comment
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There are a lot of people asking for money in the street. This shouldn't alarm you - it is largely because there is a well-established community and so people feel safer living there on the street than elsewhere. Many, unfortunately, lead troubled lives. People will make up their own minds whether to give money - if you want, there is a collecting box for homeless charities in the town hall, if you feel more secure that your money is helping that way. Leave a Comment
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After midnight, the Kebab vans are one of the few places where you can get food in Oxford. In my two years living here, I didn't once succumb to trying one. Not many Oxford students can boast that record! Though some students love them I think they look incredibly unhealthy. Leave a Comment
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There are really some seedy areas in Oxford, but there aren't many. Out in the industrial area it gets a bit rough. If you break your glasses or need any optical help, a nice optometrist is Batemans Opticians - 30 Cornmarket Street. They fixed my screw for free. Leave a Comment
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