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[Moondog]

I've come a little late to this party, but if you have the opportunity, Oxford is a really nice place to visit. I spent a few years living there and never grew tired of it. I was sad to leave.
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I was going to mention it dlloyd . . . I was in Oxford this past August
and loved it . . . river thames, pubs evrywhere, great indian food,
amazing buildings/structures, beer, beer, beer, . . . nice!

I'll 2nd that recommendation.

Rob A - spent a week in Cabo last week and got finally my Cuban fix this yr . .
I'm a new fan of Siglo III's . .. yum . . .& Cristo #4 mmm mmm
and although not a whiskey, Don Julio anejo!!!

 

[dlloyd]

I was going to mention it dlloyd . . . I was in Oxford this past August and loved it . . . river thames, pubs evrywhere, great indian food,
amazing buildings/structures, beer, beer, beer, . . . nice!

Cool! Where did you go?

I worked in the Bear, and the Eagle and Child pubs when I lived there... you must have visited one of those?

 

[adouglas]

I worked in the Eagle and Child pub when I lived there...

Egad...what does the sign look like? I envision an eagle with its talons embedded in a small, screaming child, carrying it away to feed its young.....

 

[dlloyd]

Egad...what does the sign look like? I envision an eagle with its talons embedded in a small, screaming child, carrying it away to feed its young.....

Yep, that's it...

It's where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to meet and discuss their new books and drink beer.

 

[tiffles]

OH MY GOSH i want to go there!!!!!!!!!! i LOVE lewis. love him. love him. love him. im a big reader. oh and yes tolkien is good but i need to read the books

 

[Moondog]

Cool! Where did you go?

I worked in the Bear, and the Eagle and Child pubs when I lived there... you must have visited one of those?

Dunno Dave, wish I could tell you but I was pretty hammered most of the trip
Stayed & got started @ Oxford Thames 4Pillars most nights, Kings Arms one night
I believe and went off to many pubs afterwards . . had a blast at that place!

 

[dlloyd]

OH MY GOSH i want to go there!!!!!!!!!! i LOVE lewis. love him. love him. love him. im a big reader. oh and yes tolkien is good but i need to read the books

If you do, and there's a big guy with a beard and big thick glasses behind the bar (Steve), tell him I sent you. You might get a free drink, or you might get thrown out... who knows?

 

[dlloyd]

Dunno Dave, wish I could tell you but I was pretty hammered most of the trip
Stayed & got started @ Oxford Thames 4Pillars most nights, Kings Arms one night
I believe and went off to many pubs afterwards . . had a blast at that place!

If you visited the Kings Arms, you probably went to the Turf as well?

The Bear is also nearby, has lots of ties on the walls...

 

[Moondog]

The Bear is also nearby, has lots of ties on the walls...

I was Definetly there

 

[dlloyd]

I was Definetly there

I spent most of the time I should have been at college in that very pub.

 

[tkarter]

Do you suppose that is where the Stork thing came from?



tk

 

[tiffles]

wow i want to go and work there. well actually anywhere in scotland. or northern ireland.

ok for those of u who have had my old phone no i have a new one now with o2 who are apparently good. just pm me ok?

we are going wine tasting tomorrow... which is actually today. its almost 4 am and i cant sleep.

 

[tkarter]

I dare ya to scream as loud as you can Tiff.

tk

 

[TSanders]

TTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.



Go to bed.

 

[tiffles]

lol @ tk.

@ trav

 

[roballanson]

Rob A - spent a week in Cabo last week and got finally my Cuban fix this yr . .
I'm a new fan of Siglo III's . .. yum . . .& Cristo #4 mmm mmm
and although not a whiskey, Don Julio anejo!!!

Sweet wait til you get the chance to try some of the limiteds out this year....R y J Short Churchill and the Partagas.....yummy.

Oxford is lovely, especially if you are a literature fan. So many connections you can get lost in the history.

 

[LowDownDave]

Yep, that's it...

It's where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to meet and discuss their new books and drink beer.

That's so funny, I was just there two weekends ago and as we passed that place I commented to my girlfriend that the pub name suggested a different image with the eagle's talons gripping the baby's head carrying it off to its giant nest. Good to know I'm not the only twisted person around here, ha-ha. And I'd HIGHLY recommend the pastry shop a few doors down from there. Yummy!

 

[dlloyd]

wow i want to go and work there. well actually anywhere in scotland. or northern ireland.

You won't find it in Scotland, it's in Oxford, not too far from where Azzy lives. You'd do well... half the bar staff in Oxford are Australians.

 

[tiffles]

lol niiiiice. i do still want to come to scotland, even if my geography needs work.

 

[roballanson]

half the bar staff in Oxford are Australians.

Its true Tiff...wwe give you Auzziesa decent country, nice weather and everything and you all just seem to come back here to the rain, cold and greyness......mind you its not a bad day today. So whats your plans for the mo?