Adventures in Europe: Oxford, United Kingdom

After breakfast and a morning walk in Birmingham, I took the train about one hour southeast to Oxford. Whereas I saw very few tourists in Birmingham, Oxford was crowded with throngs. I sense there may often be many tourists in Oxford, but there were Pride festivities as well that evidently contributed to full streets, overflowing cafes, and jostling at the best photo opportunities. 

From the train station I took a short city bus ride out of the central area to my guesthouse.

Back in the centre, I found a lovely ramen shop for some lunch, and then walked over to the Ashmolean museum. 

One could spend a long time in the Ashmolean and really get one's money's worth (well, actually, it's free), but I moved quickly, just finding the highlights in several of the halls. Above a staircase they are displaying what I assume are some of the "surplus" busts in the collection!

Back in the streets, I continued to enjoy my afternoon, walking somewhat aimlessly, stopping for a coffee here, an ice cream cone there, book shopping over there. 

Tomorrow I will catch the bus to Heathrow and head home to Edmonton.