A Trinity Tale

Coming Saturday, a very interesting conference on the military revolution in Britain is taking place, so I booked my trip to Oxford a while ago. And while I had to book the Eurostar anyway, I could as well spend some time in the Bodleian, so I’m here the entire week. However, it has to be said, getting from Leuven to Oxford is not as simple as it sounds. Thank goodness that the Hammersmith and City underground line did run as far as Paddington station. That at least meant one steps of stairs less. Nevertheless, Paddington station itself – for a station as important as it is – is a bit of a maze. There are a lot of works going on, that’s a fact, but in my view there are far too little chairs and there’s no bin in sight when you need one. Nevertheless, after three trains, an underground and a taxi, I finally arrived at the hotel.

As I was planning to get my reader’s ticket for the Bodleian today, I walked into town (took me an hour, but the weather is great, so I don’t really mind), arranged the ticket and made some pictures. Oxford is such a charming town! I’m almost regretting that I will spend my time inside a library. I also went on a guided tour – just to make sure that I actually see something this week. Here are some pictures for you.

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