Olney, oops

Our final full day in England. After a full English breakfast we stopped at Banbury, the site of the English nursery rhyme.

A Lady on a Fine Horse

We passed a town called Maynard Keynes, but we didn’t have time to visit. Too bad, since I’m a Keynesian.

So much for my bragging about driving. The next stop was Olney where John Newton—the author of ‘Amazing Grace”—is buried. As I was pulling along the narrow street to park along the church, I hit the curb again. This curb wasn’t as forgiving as the others though, and I blew a tire. We got our pictures, then changed it and got back on our way.

John Newton's Grave

Fixed Tire (Tyre)

The last big sight was Oxford University. It wasn’t a long tour, but it was interesting to see the dining hall where they filmed scenes from Harry Potter. The town of Oxford itself seemed tourist-y to me.

The Dining Hall at Oxford

Finally, it was back to Datchet and I got a picture of something I saw at the beginning of the trip. There were some Roman ruins in a park, but I found out that they were moved there from Libya in 1826. I took the picture over the fence, since we couldn’t find the entrance, but I knew it was a popular place based on all the cars parked along the road.

Ruins

Tomorrow we leave in the morning for Heathrow.  I have to explain to the rental agency about the tire.  I hope it doesn't cost me too much.  At least it shouldn't be as bad as buying air tickets from Singapore (see my last blog).
It's 8:57 PM (GMT) in Datchet, UK.