DC Ladies Across the Pond: Time in the school then off to Oxford

It was a very cold and rainy Friday morning. We went back to the school to to finish up our activities and to be guest judges for "Bourton Meadows Got Talent". Circus Mayhem performed by several Year 3 boys (2nd grade) won. It was CRAZY fun. 1 boy started playing the piano and another one started on the Diablo, then another one joined in juggling. All this was going on when another boy joined them and started doing gymnastics. As if this wasn't enough to take in, 2 other boys jumped on stage with them and started hula hooping and dancing. Good stuff! We sadly said good bye to our Year 6 friends and teachers and caught a bus to Oxford. Luck smiled on us as one of the Year 6 teachers, Mrs. Chappenden, had the day off and wanted to give us a tour because she was a alumni of Oxford. We feel we are so much smarter just because we walked the same cobble stone streets as C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. The rainy weather did cooperate with us throughout the day, and we only had occasional light showers but a pretty cool temperature. The architecture of the old colleges leaves you with a feeling of awe and wonder. We finished our afternoon with a lovely cup of tea before heading back to Milton Keynes. We were so thankful that Mrs. Chappenden was with us because we saw more sights than the average tourist. We were able to explore little back alleys, side roads, and even got into her college, Corpus Christie. Tourist aren't normally able to walk through the different colleges. We finished up Friday evening at Lucy Howard's place mapping out our trip for the weekend.