Day trip to Oxford

 Last week I had the chance to travel a bit around the English country. I decided to visit Oxford because I wanted to compare Oxford University with the now familiar Cambridge University. We took the bus during almost 4 hours but the result was quite impressive. 

As you have to know, the city of Oxford is composed of 153,900 habitants with more than 30,000 students which makes the student life there quite fun, I think. Compared to Cambridge, Oxford is more a city (Cambridge is smaller than Oxford) with a lot of colleges all situated in the city center. As you can see on this picture taken from the air, colleges are a part of the city center (you can recognize colleges because of the square architecture). 

Matthew Arnold, a very famous english poet, said that Oxford was the « city of dreaming spires » because of the beauty of the architecture of these colleges and the harmony with the city. In Cambridge, colleges are often situated far from the city center and are not next to each other for the most part. 

Otherwise, the city of Oxford is one of the oldest city in Great Britain and is a pride for all the country. 

I enjoyed spending the day here, there are not a lot of things to see but it is a wonderful place, especially because of colleges and architecture.