Days in Oxford

Most of our days in Oxford include the following: sleeping in until 12, walking about 3 miles, and settling down at 5 (because that's when it gets pitch dark here). This weekend started early for us as Daddy came in on Thursday. Little did he know, the first day he was here we decided to walk around ALL of Oxford. That day we put in about a total of 8 miles walking. Friday proved to be a very "European" day. It was cloudy, freezing, and raining. We decided to go to the Ashmolean Museum. The Ashmolean is the oldest museum in Oxford, started in 1636. The Ashmolean is the smaller version of The British Museum. It included lots of statues, artwork from around 800 B.C. and lots of Roman structures. It proved to be an exhausting museum as one level took us approximately an hour.

As is necessary, we go to the grocery store every single day. The largest package of eggs has 6 in total, milk comes only in half gallons, and the largest pack of oreos have 12 total cookies. The lack of large quantities of food makes up for the large quantities of money we pay for the food. Honestly, it's slightly rediculous! So, we got our usual 2 half gallons of milk, some bread, and fruits and trudged back a mile, in the rain, to the house. All in all, our days are very fun and adventure packed. Today, we went to an Indian resturant and it proved to be a very "educational" experience. The food was "different" but the company was good. We went out with Cole Bennett, Jaque and her husband Mike, and our family. We enjoyed our time together though! Oxford so far has been a great experience!

Lytle Family