Wandering around Oxford

We went to Oxford last week in order to see the Anselm Kiefer exhibition. But, as always when we go to Oxford, we do a lot more. No colleges, though, just wandering around the town enjoying it.

This guy was preaching about Jesus, no audience.

First stop, the Modern Art gallery

to see the Barbara Steveni exhibition.

The gallery's new cafe looks amazing

I particularly liked this settee/bench

and then we started wandering. The streets were not crowded which was lovely

Oxford is full of honey-coloured old buildings

Apparently on the 14th of July 1783 and on several subsequent occasions, John Wesley preached in this building

We entered the Wesley Memorial Church to have a look

We could see a bathtub in the window of the Thai restaurant across the road, and went to investigate

it's been converted to a seat for two

I like this cyclical building

Oxford market happens here every Wednesday - we were sorry to miss it

I really like these terraces - Oxford is full of them

We'd arrived at the Ashmolean

The Kiefer exhibition was excellent

We then went to the Egyptian section

as I wanted to satisfy my obssession with Faiyum - I do this every time. We must go to Egypt again 

We then went to see another temporary exhibiton, The Flood by Bettina Von Zwehl

The Randolph, hotel, bar and restaurant, is across the street from the Ashmolean

Isn't this terrace wonderful?

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We'd arrived at Wellington Square

and then Little Clarendon Street

We then did a loop and started going towards the centre again

something a bit different

looking across the road - this is the main road into Oxford from the north

past the Randolph - so we'd come full circle

The Saxon Tower of  St Michael at the North Gate, a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship street. The name derives from the church's location on the site of the north gate of Oxford when it was surrounded by a city wall. Originally built around 1000-1050, with the tower from 1040, the church claims to be Oxford's oldest building.

Cornmarket Street was busy

a narrow alleyway on our right

We then went into the covered market

which is not that interesting anymore, as it's all eateries - the chocolate shop in this picture is very good though

We then went in search of lunch and after that took the train back home.