Off to the Other Place

I've been meaning to write this all week, but have only just got round to it (as is often the Cambridge way). Last weekend I fled the 'bubble' temporarily to visit Oxford for a school friend's birthday celebrations. This entails a three and a half hour bus journey via such metropolitan delights as Milton Keynes, Bedford and Bicester. Having done the trip in both directions now, I can honestly say that fairly comfy leather seats, free wifi and incredibly cheap tickets (£2.70 return!) somehow don't stop the X5 being one of the most soul destroying experiences of my life. Never again please.
Oxford itself can only be described as hectic. On arriving I found my way to "Univ" college where I would be staying:

An evening of festivites quickly commenced; curry with friends, cocktails in the Birthday girl's set, and a little light clubbing - not forgetting the standard cheesy chips on the way home. Next morning we were all hungover to some degree so brunch was order of the day. In a controversial move, traditional college brunch was eschewed in favour of a trip to Giraffe. While its hard to quite define Giraffe's fare, mexican was the flavour of the brunch menu. So I tucked in to a Morning Quesadilla, the girls assaulted Huevos Rancheros Mexican style breakfasts while Matt settled for a more traditional brunch.

 Add crispy wedges, mugs of coffee, and Smoked Tabasco and we had a very satisfying repast. Lucy was especially thrilled by the Giraffe shaped mixer in her smoothie...

All in all it was a lovely trip away and nice to see some 'home' friends occasionally in term time!