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Pitt Rivers Museum – The Art of Benin

Pitt Rivers Museum – The Art of Benin

For our final day in Oxford we planned to visit the Pitt Rivers and Ashmolean museums. The Pitt Rivers Museum holds some items of Benin artworks. Since I have been studying these recently as part of my Open University course it seemed appropriate to pop over for a viewing of them. Setting off from Oxford Peartree Travelodge, it was another cold morning. The Pitt Rivers Museum adjoins the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and you have to follow what seems like a mini…

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Freezing Oxford

Freezing Oxford

We were staying at the Oxford Peartree Travelodge, and in the morning walked round to the Park and Ride with the plan of getting the bus into the centre of Oxford. As we walked past the services, we noticed that the fountains were freezing. It did feel cold but we still found it strange! The bus took us straight into the city centre – welcome to the world of cycling! We wondered around the centre of Oxford exploring the sights,…

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Chastleton House – Afternoon Tea and a Country House

Chastleton House – Afternoon Tea and a Country House

Our next excursion was to Oxford for a few days. Our plans had been to stop off on the way down for a cycle ride. Unfortunately the weather had different plans – snow in the air and a biting wind,  so we had a change of plan.  On our way down to Oxford, we stopped off at a place called Moreton-in-Marsh for a look around. It seemed quite a quaint little place, although it did seem to have an abundance…

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Edinburgh at Night

Edinburgh at Night

Following our earlier walk around the city centre, we went to Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place where were staying for the night. We had something to eat and then decided to sample one of Edinburgh’s recommended watering holes, The Last Drop. Situated in the Grassmarket the historic market area in the Old Town below the castle our route to it was foreboding as we passed a number of shady looking places. However we arrived at the Grassmarket itself to find an open bright…

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E2E Day 11 – Lancaster to Windermere

E2E Day 11 – Lancaster to Windermere

E2E Day 11. Following the tough day in to the winds yesterday, today offered a more leisurely ride. Not so many miles (just 37 of them), not alot of wind blowing, the chance of more great scenery, a BBQ in the evening, and a rest day tomorrow. And so it proved. It was a relatively leisurely ride all day. The first 10 miles out of Lancaster for instance were canal based. We stopped at Milnthorpe and Kendal for lunch. The…

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