Oxford, some riding and back to Brussels

And here I'm back in Brussels.
Four days off, three days of motorbike of whom two under heavy rain.

Saturday was a day off (from the motorcycle)
Ela took us through a smaal tour of Oxford. There is so much to see, so much to visit that you quickly know you'll have to come back.
We went from Risinghurst to Oxford by feet, passing through some nice towns and old areas of Oxford.
One of them was Headington where we briefly stopped at the Holy Trinity Church. There lies C.S. Lewis, writer of many books and also more known for his Narnia Chronicles. There's the "Narnia Window" in the church and his grave somewhere in the yard.
(more info: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/oxford-c-s-lewis.htm)

After some more walking, passing through some very nice gardens and inner ways by the water, we arrived in Oxford.
As I said, way too much to visit, one day, even one week might not be enough.
Being a total tourist and a Harry Potter reader, I asked to visit Christ Church. So I could take a picture of what is probably the most photographed staircase in the world:

That leads to what is now the most well known Dinner Hall in the world :) :) :)

Some more tourist views were taken from the Tower of The University Church of Sint Mary the Virgin:

(on this picture: one of the Colleges, near the Radcliffe Camera)

On Sunday we went back for a ride. At first we were lucky with the weather but unfortunately that didn't last the whole day.

We headed to Marlborough, grabbed a coffee and continued on to see some stones in Avebury.

(more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury)

Ze stones:

And some nice trees (with tree-huggers):

Our planning after Avebury was to go and see some "White Horses", these big prehistoric hill figures, but a heavy (HEAVY) rain decided otherwise. To give you an idea of the "White Horses" concept, the one of Uffington might be the best known: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse


Today we headed up to Brussels. With a little coffee stop in London's famous Ace Cafe :)
A real biker place that's worth a visit if you're in the area.
(more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Cafe_London & http://www.ace-cafe-london.com)

Got the four o'clock train in Folkestone. And I got to see a White Horse after all :D
Not a real prehistoric one, but still one from another century ;)

(more info: http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/folk/folk.htm)

Four days off.

Too much rain, not enough sightseeing because of it and anyhow, way too much to see for four days.

Oxford, Kent, Wales, ... gazillions of places to visit and even more reasons to come back!