This morning Mary and I rambled around Oxford, revisiting some spots from yesterday ( this time with our binoculars) and filling in some areas we missed. We walked past one of the pubs where JRRTolkein and CSLewis hung out, and marveled at the speed with which weather can change. This afternoon we met the rest of our group (there are 11 travelers and two guides altogether), and went on a walking tour with a local expert. We spent a lot of time in New College (so named because it was the second, or new, college dedicated to St Mary when it was founded in 1379.. not because it seems very new now!). In the early 1900s one of the Deans of New College was Rev. Spooner of spoonerism fame. New College also maintains one of the extant pieces of the Saxon town wall, and served as the setting for the famous Harry Potter scene (in its cloisters) where Draco Malloy gets turned into a ferret. Late this afternoon we drove to Minster Lovell, where our inn has been in existence since before 1070 ( it is listed in the Doomsday book). Tomorrow we start our immersion into the nature, culture and history of the Cotswolds region, including several village-to-village walks.
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