Our day began with an epic train chase through
Paddington. We left Alice's house with what seemed like plenty of time to spare, only to
arrive at Paddington a mere ten minutes before our train left. Alice made the
terrible decision to follow me as I ran towards our platform only to discover
that our platform was, in fact, in the complete opposite direction. We pivoted and legged it back towards the train, and
somehow made it with a good minute to spare. Who needs the Olympics with this
stuff going down?
Once in Oxford, we made our way to Christ Church College,
the only college fully equipped with its own paddock. The college
was as beautiful as I remembered, all decked out in dreaming spires and ivy and
other glorious bits and pieces. Instead of going inside, we strolled along the
nearby river and had adventures.
I finally found the Magic Faraway tree.
Alice tested the strength of a ‘Weak Bridge’ and made
tourists think she was about to do a Sherlock.
Having made our way back around to Christ Church College,
we peeked in at the garden that inspired Alice
in Wonderland and then took a wander through the backstreets of Oxford.
Admittedly, the wander wasn’t supposed to be quite so directionless, but we did
eventually manage to find the Bodleian Library and all the accompanying spires.
We grabbed lunch and headed back to the lush grass just
beyond Christ Church for a picnic. One of us eventually checked the time, and
we hurried off to the Eagle and the Child – the Inklings’ pub – for a quick
pint.
And then we hopped on the train, and we didn’t even have
to make a run for it this time. Victory.
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