June 2007 ~ Travel In Home

The O2 Premiere in London

Back in 2000, London put on a big celebration of the millennium. Most of the additions to the city were built to last and can still be seen today, including: the Millennium Wheel, the Millenium Bridge...and the Millennium Dome. This one is basically a big tent 365m in diameter (to represent the days of the year) that's held up[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, June 25, 2007 0 comments

Kaziranga Sanctuary- Chasing a rhino on an elephant back

Chronologically this trip should be featured along with my Arunachal pradesh post .We were driving back from Tawang to Tezpur and went to kaziranga for a few days before returning home . And the highlight of the trip is the early morning safari on an elephant back Now that , I call is[...]

by Jour ~ Sunday, June 24, 2007 0 comments

Ponmudi - A getaway for a couple of hours...

I felt a strong urge to drop everything and run ... to the hills , to the open spaces and hide from the world..Its such a paradox if you think about it . Urban life with its claustrophobic environment binds you..there is big brother watching you...you are connected and networked all your[...]

by Jour ~ Saturday, June 23, 2007 0 comments

The Oxford Exam Experience

Just in case anyone's interested in what it's like to take exams at Oxford, here's the details of my two-exam experience for the MPhil in Ecclesiastical History, which I took on Thursday June 14 at 2:30 and Friday June 15 at 9:30.Between 15 and 30 minutes before the exam, everyone assembles outside the Exam Schools (above) and inside[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, June 18, 2007 0 comments

Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2007

June is the time of the year when 'jazz on the beach' occurs at the annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival. The popular event attracts world class jazz musicians from Thailand and all over the world, including performers like Lazaro Valdes from Cuba and Bill Bruford from the UK. Stages are set[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, June 18, 2007 0 comments

Last Exam and a Movie Set in Oxford

I am finally all done with my master's degree! I still have the verbal defense of my dissertation coming up, but don't have to prepare much for it, so I am essentially free! Hooray!!! It feels really great.My second exam went much better than my first and I even finished early this time, at 11:50 instead of the scheduled 12:30.[...]

by Jour ~ Friday, June 15, 2007 0 comments

C.S. Lewis Pilgrimage

I'm a big C.S. Lewis fan, so it's pretty bad that it took me almost two years of living in Oxford to do the proper pilgrimage. But we finally did so yesterday, with a visit to his parish church, a revisit to his grave with better cameras, and a stop at his house. 1. Holy Trinity ChurchOur first stop was Holy Trinity Church in Headington,[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, June 11, 2007 0 comments

West Wycombe and the Other Place

On Saturday we had an appointment to visit a couple prospective flats in High Wycombe, and we took the opportunity to do some sightseeing while we were out.On our way to Wycombe we stopped at West Wycombe Hill, which is topped by a church built in 1760 by a rich family called the Dashwoods. David had visited it briefly in the rain[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, June 5, 2007 0 comments

Our esteemed neighbor

We went for a short evening stroll tonight, just around the block in our neighborhood. As usual, we were checking out all the houses and deciding which ones we'd like to live in, when David spotted this:It says J.R.R. Tolkien lived here from 1930 to 1947! I don't know if we've missed the plaque on previous walks or if it's new,[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, June 4, 2007 0 comments

Friday evening drive

Our perty car in front of Great Milton's church.Last night the weather was finally nice again, so we took the new car out for a spin. It was the first time I've gotten to ride in it for any distance and I looovved it. So comfy! It's funny how fancy and luxurious an economy-sized Toyota feels to us, but it's all relative!The first[...]

by Jour ~ Saturday, June 2, 2007 0 comments