Christmas Spirit and Blenheim Palace

Hello all!
I just wanted to post some pictures of the Christmas Spirit that has recently found its place around Oxford, as well as a few photos from my visit to Blenheim Palace yesterday...one of the 'greatest in England' and the birthplace of Winston Churchill (the amount of information and obsession with him is slightly nauseating. They have one of his baby aprons on display, as well as what looked like a velour track suit...). The Palace was quite spectacular, with very very high ceilings and fabulous Architecture. I particularly like the library...which had an ORGAN on one end of the room. I wish it hadn't been raining though, becuase I would have liked to walk around the grounds.

Enjoy!
I miss you all.

I'm heading to Paris on Thursday of next week (back on Sunday) and then, by December 6th, I'm all done with classes and potentially heading out of England for good (if Dad has a business trip, I may join him in whatever country he ends up in...or else just stay in Oxford for the rest of the weekend and head home on the 11th as planned!).
High Street

Covered Market

Cornmarket Street

Outside Blenheim

Blenheim! (Doesn't it look like Castle Howard?)

View out from Blenheim

me, at the very grey, very rainy Blenheim
Are you kidding? Sorry if I rumpled your gravel, Mr. England.

It was POURING that day. This is back at Oxford. And, err, we completely forgot to bring umbrellas.