Jun 30

Jun 30 The City Of Dreaming Spires - II

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Anne-Marie Minhall, Musings, Restaurant Reviews, Lunch

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St John’s College, allegedly the wealthiest college in Oxford

Day two in Oxford.

The first part of the morning is spent leaving our Airbnb as neat & tidy as we found it.

A nice place & the only thing missing? Fresh milk.

No coffee or tea for us upon awakening.

We head off into town in search of revivers.

First stop: http://www.society-cafe.com

Bestie is unhappy, her coffee is not strong enough to get her day going. Godson's java is too strong. My tea gives me a headache.

We're just missing Goldilocks.

There's been no breakfast so we take a walk around the Oxford Indoor Market: https://oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk/about/

A conversation ensues:

Me: "I could go a sausage sandwich. Not a whole one." ..

Bestie: "We could share?" ..

Godson: (He's had a pastry at the previous café) "Do you girls want to go to Browns?" ..

https://oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk/trader/browns-cafe/

Brown sauce smothered upon my half.

Then the Oxford Morse Tour with Tom as our guide.

My word.

We learnt so much.

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The Bodleian Library. Home to some of the rarest and most expensive books in the world

Burning Martyrs.

We saw a few of the colleges which produced some of our Prime Ministers, (explained quite a lot regarding their behaviours and political records).

Why the way you discarded a cherry stone determined whether or not you secured a place at one college plus an exam which entailed writing an essay for three hours on just one word.

The strange event which happened during the filming of the last episode of Morse, The Remorseful Day.

Oh .. this was also viewed ..

The most haunted lampost in Oxford ..

I didn't ask.

Let's get to lunch after our two hour walk. The destination is here: https://www.no1shipstreet.com

On the table ..

Rock Oysters

Twice Baked Crab Soufflé, Spinach & Bisque

Potted Shrimp, Toast & Pickles

Whole Brixham Plaice, Sea Vegetables, Caper Butter, Triple Cooked Chips, Rainbow Chantenay Carrots, Tarragon

Lamb Shoulder, Potato Cake, Anchovy, Charred Courgette & Cockles

Crispy Pork Belly, Potato Purée, Dorset Snails, Green Salsa

We had a lovely lunch & afternoon together. The Godson & me share a June birthday which means that his Mum, aka the Bestie, has to cut a cake over our heads and then we all make a wish. Lemon Tart was the pudding this year.