One of my favorite people in the world is my Daddy. He's a special man. We both admit that we can drive each other a little insane (he would add that it's a short drive), but we love each other fiercely. We are also very similar in many of our loves, habits, and pursuits. One of those love is exploring. He raised me on Star Trek, best described with the line, "Space: The Final Frontier." I'm not sure my Dad or I would ever even consider exploring space. It freaks me out, to be honest, but I'm generally not willing to let that stop me from trying something. However, we do both enjoy visiting a new country or a place that has captured our interest.
We do joke that we "compete" to see who gets to where first. However, this trip, though it was a first for me, was entirely done in my Daddy's honor. He loves C.S.Lewis and I think practically memorized J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Today was my day off. Val and I booked coach tickets and took a 100 minute bus journey to Oxford to see a friend who is studying there. We had a cold/windy/rainy/overcast/cold/colder day to walk around Oxford, but it was still very fun. I've visited a few other times but never with a student. Students are allowed to take guests free of charge into the various colleges of Oxford, which are a treat to see. (More pictures of that to follow.)
But for lunch, I made a request. I had not yet been to a famous pub in Oxford, one called the Eagle and Child. We were able to go for a late lunch.
This was the favorite pub of C.S.Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien when they were at Oxford. They were part of a literary group called the Inklings who nicknamed the pub "the Bird and the Baby." (The name of the pub comes from the crest of the Earls of Derby.) There is even a picture of C.S.Lewis at their favorite spot to sit and eat and talk. The pub still serves a great menu, which some fabulous fish and chips. (Yep, had those today for my Dad too! He loves 'em.)
This was the favorite pub of C.S.Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien when they were at Oxford. They were part of a literary group called the Inklings who nicknamed the pub "the Bird and the Baby." (The name of the pub comes from the crest of the Earls of Derby.) There is even a picture of C.S.Lewis at their favorite spot to sit and eat and talk. The pub still serves a great menu, which some fabulous fish and chips. (Yep, had those today for my Dad too! He loves 'em.)
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| The Eagle and Child has been a pub since 1650! |
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| The friend I was visiting and myself, bundled up for the cold after our nice hot meal. |
Daddy, this isn't to make you jealous that I got there first :) I wish you could have been with me today!
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