Today Dave and I took the train from St. Pancras Station to Oxford. Anne was busy today meeting with an antiquarian about the project she and her colleague Noah are working on at University of Missouri. It is about an hour's train ride. The train is full with many people standing. There isn't a lot to see in Oxford but it is an old, old town and it is interesting to walk around and recall it's long history. You can't get into,the colleges but some have doors open so,you can look in and get a glimpse. We go to places we remember from previous visits such as University College where Anne went to school for a semester in her junior year at Pomona. We have lunch at The Mitre where Dave recalls being with Tom Buhl during an exercise at the lab. Tom wanted mushy peas (a menu selection here) on his ice cream and that is what he got.
After lunch, we go to St. Mary's Church and climb to the top of the tower which affords great views of Oxford. We recall that when we were here with Anne and Steve n 1981, we did rubbings of old tomb carvings. We had them hanging on our walls at home for many years. We found them recently, reminisced and decided to not keep them any longer.
In the evening, we go to see War Horse at the National Theater in Covent Garden. We take a taxi there and have an early dinner at Côte Restaurant near the theater. The lifesize puppets in this production are amazing and are the main attraction. It is a pleasant walk home from the theater, the end of a nice day.
Interior of St. Mary's Church in Oxford
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