I love Saturdays!

       Yesterday was our first real, free day in Oxford! In the proceeding days I think i'd been feeling a little bogged down by class and cooped up, so it was just really nice to be out in a city that I have loved for a long time! I finally got my bearings again, and much of the day was devoted to exploring. Alex and I watched the punters on the Cherwell in the Christ Church meadow (and we are actually going to go punting on Wednesday!)
        We had a delicious brunch of fried eggs on toast and hot chocolate at the Queen's Lane Cafe, which was first founded in 1625! I can't say that's an unusual thing here, either.. The Bear Pub down the street was founded in the 13th century!

        After our adventures around town, we came back for a little bit of homework with tea in the Junior Common Room (there is always tea and coffee in there) and later another Ben's Cookie! This time I had milk chocolate which was really good too, haha. So far I haven't encountered a Ben's Cookie I didn't like!
         Later in the evening, a group of us went down to The Eagle and Child, the famous pub frequented by the Inklings including Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. It is a very fun environment and we had a really nice time!

        All in all it was a really great Saturday in Oxford!