Settling In

Arrived in Oxford Dec 26th after eventful flight with Noah requiring medical attention in Singapore after vomiting on plane. Thankfully second leg wasn't quite as dramatic. We are staying in a nice modern apartment in Jericho which is a trendy area with great cafes, pubs, restaurants and theatres (not that we've been able to enjoy many of these with 2 young kids). We're a 15 minute walk from the city centre and a short bus trip to the hospital. It's been absolutely freezing with maximum temperatures between 0 and 3 degrees. The major canal in Oxford is frozen solid and it even snowed today (quite beautiful). There are few hours of daylight (8am to 4:30pm) but at least it hasn't rained (yet).




Managed to get to London for a day mainly to sort out administrative stuff but looking forward to returning and seeing the sights.






Oxford is a truly beautiful city and we look forward to exploring it. So far have only managed to check out the sales in the city, attempt to navigate our way through the supermarkets and go to the Natural History Museum (see photos). Also took a stroll through Port Meadow - open fields with horses grazing literally around the corner from our flat.

I have to say that England does not seem so "kid friendly" - our mountain buggy stroller (with Noah on the skate board on the back) is like a massive tank driving through the streets, (which the Poms are not keen on)! The English still live by the old adage that "children must be seen and not heard". The dear old ladies seem to like Ethan though. BTW Ethan can now clap and wave on demand! So cute. Clearly it's the Oxford academic environment. Here's Ethan at the pub....