Christ Church College Cathedral

Oxford

In the morning, Mr X and I went to the Wellington museum. We saw medals, pictures and models of planes all about World War two. We saw flags and also a frame of the tail of a Wellington bomber. Then we left the van park and drove to Oxford. We parked the motor van and took the bus to go to the town (park and ride). When we arrived in town, we walked to the Christ Church College. Christ Church College is very old. It was built for Cardinal Wolsey, a very important bishop who wanted to increase his power during the reign of King Henry VIII. But he died before the college was finished.
The life of the students at the time comprised of work and prayers. The Cathedral is an impressive building. Inside we saw the 800 year old the shrine of St Frideswide. We visited Christ Church College and its Cathedral.
We had a quick look around the shops but we didn’t’ buy anything. I should have liked to have bought a sweatshirt but I couldn’t make up my mind about it! Oxford is quite a big town which is very busy and full of tourists and students from all around the world. Oxford is not the only town with famous colleges. Cambridge, which is a rival of Oxford also has prestigious Colleges. Both want to win the Varsity Cups.
We had to leave early to avoid the busy Friday Afternoon traffic. When we arrived home we had the famous English fish and chips for tea and it was fabulous.

Christ Church College

Oxford