Christ Church College….There is no clear date of foundation of the University of Oxford. Balliol and Merton, the oldest colleges, were founded in the mid 13th century. Today the University consists of 26 colleges, independent and self governing. Christchurch is the biggest one

It took an hour to get to Oxford from London. In 30 minutes after the train left Paddington station, a vast green field appeared around us. The field seemed to be borderless. Cows and sheep walked here and there. I guessed it might be the Green Belt.

The town of Oxford was beautiful. We visited many buildings of the colleges one by one. The first was Christ Church college. It had a tall worship tower and a big ranch. I bought something for souvenir at a shop in the worship tower.




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