June 28, 2009

Cold, Cold, Ground: It's snowing in Oxford!!







It's January when I arrive in England for the first time. My initial impressions of London is that it is expensive and cold, and the language sound like English...yet I still fail to understand every fifth word. I only spend two days in London before I have to head to Oxford for mys studies.

Brrr... it's nearly colder inside than out here. This due to the very old buildings with inadequate heat. If you are planning on coming in the winter months bring lots of layers and clothes for the chill to the bones kind of damp weather and utter lack of sunshine.

This dreary weather meant i got sick quite often my first month, it also adversely affected my mood :(

That said, Oxford is magical, even in the wintertime I feel like I'm walking through a Dicken's novel (but if you have the option of when to come, choose late Spring or Summer). One thing I did experience that occurs rarely in Oxford: Snow!
The evening began at a local club, Clems: the music is good and it can be fun to run into randomly costumed characters but do not even get me started on the inadequacy of Oxford night life. After sweating inside we leave to be greeted by pretty white flakes. While some of the crew opted for a taxi, others stayed behind and enjoyed the beautiful snow-glistened nature interrupted occasionally by drunk people slipping and sliding through the peaceful winter streets on their attempt to return home.
While snow may have turned up the chill factor, it made the newly white buildings appear even more magical.Tom Waits Cold Cold Ground

http://www.oxfordcityguide.com
http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLyHHwDXw5Y

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