Monique C., Chantal C. and Simone B. have written about their visit to Oxford.Monique writes:
Oxford under the sun is a lovely city. I was very surprised because all the colleges (39) are in the city and not in green parks like American campuses!
We were welcomed at the Town Hall by the Lord Mayor, who is a woman actually. After listening to a short speech, we visited the Town Hall. We could see, and we even touched, the big necklace with an important medal of the Mayor: it's heavy to wear it!
Then we had tea, fruit juice, and biscuits and we listened to a song sung by a young woman with a very nice voice.
It was a very pleasant get-together.
Monique
We were welcomed at the Town Hall by the Lord Mayor, who is a woman actually. After listening to a short speech, we visited the Town Hall. We could see, and we even touched, the big necklace with an important medal of the Mayor: it's heavy to wear it!
Then we had tea, fruit juice, and biscuits and we listened to a song sung by a young woman with a very nice voice.
It was a very pleasant get-together.
Monique
And Chantal C. writes:
The eighth of April, we went to Oxford where we visited Trinity College. Oxford is a beautiful city, a quiet city with an atmosphere which takes us back centuries!
Oxford University is the oldest English university and the most prestigious in the world! There are 18,000 students in 39 independent, self-governing colleges and 7 Permanent Private Halls (usually religious).
Oxford University began when Henri II of England prohibited English students from studying at the University of Paris.
This university has the richest library in the world! They receive one copy of every book published in the country!
President Clinton was a student at Oxford.
The film Harry Potter was shot at Oxford.
Oxford is twinned with Grenoble, so we were guests at the Town Hall; we had tea and biscuits.
Oxford University is the oldest English university and the most prestigious in the world! There are 18,000 students in 39 independent, self-governing colleges and 7 Permanent Private Halls (usually religious).
Oxford University began when Henri II of England prohibited English students from studying at the University of Paris.
This university has the richest library in the world! They receive one copy of every book published in the country!
President Clinton was a student at Oxford.
The film Harry Potter was shot at Oxford.
Oxford is twinned with Grenoble, so we were guests at the Town Hall; we had tea and biscuits.
You can see a few of my photographs at the top of this post.
Chantal
And Simone writes:
Our day at Oxford took place under bright sunshine! The sun is in England; it exists!
Something we need to know: unlike the French term, COLLEGE designates the place of residence and student life and not their place of study.
There are 39 Colleges and 7 religious foundations which are fully independent of the University.
We saw the college where Harry Potter was filmed.
At the end of the day, we were received at the Town Hall of Oxford. (Grenoble is twinned with the town of Oxford). Very nicely, the Lord Mayor, Susanna Pressel, had us visit of the Town Hall. She gave us explanations of the different rooms. At the end of the reception, we had tea and biscuits.
Our day at Oxford took place under bright sunshine! The sun is in England; it exists!
Something we need to know: unlike the French term, COLLEGE designates the place of residence and student life and not their place of study.
There are 39 Colleges and 7 religious foundations which are fully independent of the University.
We saw the college where Harry Potter was filmed.
At the end of the day, we were received at the Town Hall of Oxford. (Grenoble is twinned with the town of Oxford). Very nicely, the Lord Mayor, Susanna Pressel, had us visit of the Town Hall. She gave us explanations of the different rooms. At the end of the reception, we had tea and biscuits.
Simone
