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| Breakfast at Quod! |
We got up a bit late and read our copy of the Guardian posted under our door. We went down for breakfast in Quod - what luxury! I had pancakes with toffee syrup as well as freshly squeezed orange juice and coffee. The people at the next table were reading the Times. I wrote postcards to Matthew and Laura. We checked out and left our bags in the car at the hotel car park.
We strolled along to the town and I went to M&S. It was a small branch and didn't have a full selection. I managed to get some underwear and socks, and some black and white trousers. Richard went up Carfax Tower.
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| In the Oxford Botanic Gardens |
Then we visited the
Oxford Botanic Gardens, scene of at least one Inspector Lewis mystery. The plants all had proper Latin labels, and there was a conservatory and a literary trail. Very interesting. Afterwards we had lunch at nearby Keepers. I had fish and chips and a glass of Chardonnay. I was sad to leave Oxford after lunch.
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| Queens College Oxford - I was sad to leave |
We drove round the M42 and M5 to Birmingham; there was a queue of traffic on the motorway but Google Maps on my phone did a good job. We arrived at the
Ibis Styles in the afternoon and unpacked a few things. Our room was quite basic but OK. Richard discovered Tesco Express nearby and bought some red wine and some crisps for our tea. We watched Pointless and Eggheads. I did the codeword in the paper but we got stuck on the cryptic crossword. My back was hurting.
