Buscot Park

Today I've been to Buscot Park in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. It's a Palladian style country house built for a Lord Faringdon in 1783. The estate consists of the residential villa and the huge gardens around, which cover an enormous area. The present Lord Faringdon lives at Buscot and mantains it on behalf of the National Trust.

I really enjoyed this place because it's very peaceful and relaxing. The gardens are really well-kept and adorned with different kinds of flowers and plants. I think it's worth visiting!

A "good-bye" evening in Oxford

Last Thursday evening I went to Oxford to celebrate the departure of Camilla, one of the Italian people I had met here. She has gone back to Italy so some other people and I had thought to spend her last day in Oxford together. We went to "Las Iguanas", a Brazilian restautant not far from Westgate Shopping centre. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was very pleasant, with soft lights and lovely furniture. We spent the second half of the night at an Irish pub called "O' Neills" where there were a lot of people dancing, shouting and drinking! We had great fun there but we left at midnight as the day after we had to go to school. However, it was a great night!

A glimpse of the past

To visit Stonehenge has always been my wish...fortunately last week I went there on a full-day excursion. It was lovely to admire those mysterious stones close up!!! There was a magical atmosphere there so that I was very concentrated on listening to the story about its foundation. After that I went to Salisbury which has an outstanding cathedral...the biggest in Europe. It was amazing! The town itself is very pretty, too. I really liked it.

Last visit was at Avebury, similar to Stonehenge but bigger.

I literally had a glimpse of the past and it was great fun!

A visit to Pitt Rivers Museum

Last Sunday I went to visit Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. It is a very interesting place where you can find thousands of species of different animals, including dinosaurs! Moreover, different kinds of minerals and rocks are shown there. I really enjoyed it.
Later I went to St. Mary's college and I climbed its tower. From the top there was a breathtaking view of Oxford!
It was a very nice day.