A picture of a window in the Duke Humfrey’s Library in the Bodleian Library. You can see the Radcliffe Camera and the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in the background of the pane on the left. On the right, I do not know who the man is in […]
Oxford
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Thirty years ago in August, Elizabeth and I were married. Over our honeymoon, I was encouraged to send in an application to the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew & Jewish Studies for their one-year “Graduate Diploma.” I was admitted and received a full scholarship, so we deferred the offer from […]
I did not have a lot of time on my trip to take many photos, but last Tuesday morning was foggy and beautiful. Feel free to peruse the set – Oxford 2011.
UPDATE: £54 to fill up the rental car. That is $108! Not to my liking. And, for the record, I do not think that a similar approach of raising fuel taxes will help the US in any way. But that is another debate for another day. Starbucks coffee in England […]
Yesterday we went to Warwick Castle! We had a wonderful time, with birds of prey demonstrations, haunted towers, and a trebuchet demonstration. Today is our last day in England. We have had a great time. Tomorrow I am off to Slovenia for the conference. And now… off to the library […]
It has been a productive week! Not only have I nearly completed my paper for the conference, but I have met with several college and university officials about a Junior Year Abroad program for our Scholars. The good news is that on this side of the Atlantic they are more […]