Arriving in Oxford mid-afternoon (after a morning tour of Blenheim Palace), I found I had missed all the tours including a possible literary tour, so I bought the walking tour map and set off on my own to explore this ancient and venerable university, alma mater to C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Lewis Carroll and such!I walked into the courtyard of the first college I found, not even sure what it was - and it moved me to tears! That must be what it feels like to be overwhelmed by tradition and overcome with beauty. I love this place!
