This past weekend, Lexy and I took the train from Paris to London, and then up to Oxford to visit our fellow Ephs studying at Exeter College for the year.
We really lucked out with the weather; in the morning the wasn't a cloud in the sky. Exeter is so beautiful! The only thing I didn't like is that you can't walk on the grass, but it made it feel like Paris. La pelouse est interdite . . . comme d'habitude.
Exeter is small (400 students?) so even though Oxford University is big, the college really fosters a sense of community. Walking around it seemed like the Williams kids knew everyone. . . well enough to request Phantom of the Opera from the organ master inside the Exeter Chapel. Unfortunately he did not acquiesce to our request.
Even with three broken ribs, Dale was nice enough to take us on a tour before hitting the library.
The whole town has this air of academia that's pretty inspiring. As Dale said, its just kind of cool to crack open a book in the Bodleian Library. I know. I'm a dork.
It was crazy how much the Williams-Exeter houses felt like dorms at school. The walls were purple and the font on posters was the same. Where they found a purple-cow knome, I just really can't be sure.
November 5th was Guy Fawkes night! Think "Remember remember the fifth of November" from V for Vendetta. First there were fireworks, then they burned a giant effigy of Guy Fawkes!
After the effigy started to burn, they also lit a HUGE bonfire behind him. It was by far the biggest fire I've ever seen!
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