On my second trip to Brighton, I stayed in another hotel on the promenade. I thought it would be a good idea to walk into town along the promenade, but, as it was out of season, everything was shut, and the only “action” was the occasional dog-walker, and a couple of retired gentlemen playing ping-pong... [see more]
The Great Hall in Oxford’s 16th century Christ Church college was the inspiration behind Hogwart’s Great Hall, from the Harry Potter films. It is said that the set designers based their Hall on this very room, and many film scenes were set on location, close by, or in the college grounds... [see more]
The weather forecasters predicted rain. Lots of it. If we were lucky, we might get a couple of sunny spells. As it turned out, our first day in Oxford was warm and sunny with occasional cloud. Fabulous. I sometimes wonder why I bother to listen to weather forecasts... [see more]