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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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Criccieth on Monday Morning

Criccieth on Monday Morning

We stayed at the Travelodge in Porthmadog. The plan had been to go cycling today but unfortunately the weather forecast of rain & strong winds was correct. Time for Plan B – a day of tourist things using the car. The first stop was Criccieth. Apparently the castle has free entry on a Monday. Having looked round the castle, we wandered down to the sea front to have a look at the sea. Following our wanderings, we were feeling rather…

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