Captions:
1.
St. Mary's, the University's Church
2. Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, connects the two halves of Hertford College
and is named after the famous Ponte dei Sospiri in Venice, Italy.
3. A popular pastime in Oxford is punting (the boat is moved with long
poles). A traditional Thames River craft, punts were originally used
for fishing and ferrying. View from Magdalen Bridge with glass houses
at the Oxford Botanic Gardens in the background.
4. Morris dancers perform throughout the city of Oxford and entertain
Odyssey to Oxford participants. Morris dancers date back to the days
of Shakespeare.
5. One of the nine Muses on top of the Clarendon Building seems to contemplate
joy and sorrow.
Photos
by Louise Cooley, copyright MSU
Alumni Association, 2002. No reuse allowed without written permission.