BRIGHTON
The Gold Coast of England. About an hour south of London, a favourite weekend getaway. We were going to stay the night but we picked the weekend when the National Labour Party conference was on, along with a food festival and bike festival. Plus normal weekend tourists means there wasn't a room to spare. So, we caught a train home at 10.30pm and were sleeping in our own bed by midnight.
It was still great to see and smell the ocean again. It's just good for the soul. 
RICHMOND PARK
One of the royal parks in London. It was established in the 12th century. The king of the time put a fence around the 2500 acres and put some deer in it so he could enjoy some hunting (altough I question the use of this term when in a fenced off park). It is now a fantastic green space in London (well, kind of brown at this time of year). Lots of big trees and wide open grass spaces. They let there parks run a bit wild over here, as opposed to running over everything with a mower every 2 weeks.
The rut. It is rutting season. So this male let us know about it.
OXFORD
The university town. More history here than you can shake a stick at. We wandered around town and sampled the local pubs (where most of the history was written).
The whole town is owned the university. There are numerous colleges that sit under the university. Some of these were established in 1400 and something. All just interspersed within the town.
A great green getaway from London.
Some of the Queen's swans. She owns every swan in England and it is illegal to harm them.
Thanks to our local guide Pete, we went to a Jamie Oliver restaurant here. Amazing pastas and topped off with this Tiramisu.
As usual. More photos here.
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