Taking advantage of the portable nature of the Brompton folding bike, my friend Dave and myself took the bus ninto Oxford, then toured around the city and cycled the 30 miles back home through some of Oxfordshires lovely villages.
Oxford is famous for it's history, it's architecture, it's college's and it's hospitals.
I personally am very greatful to the skilled surgeons and staff at the Radcliffe infirmary because it was there back in 1993 that I had neuro surgery to remove a type of brain tumour called Vestibular Schwanoma aka Acoustic nueroma.
Oxford has a completely different feel to my home town of Swindon which by comparison I can only bescribe as a "Dump". which is a shame when you consider the history associated with Swindon!
I think a lot has to do with how the town planners went about their jobs, they wrecked the place and pulled down or infilled some of the "Old places" and Canals that were here.
Welldone Swindon council. To coin and Americanism...."You suck!"
Music used in this video was all from the KZfaq audio library
Erev shel shoshanim- E's Jammy Jams
A year ago- Neffex
Slow hammers- The mini vandals
Love the messenger- Freedom trail studio