Author: aloysius-bear

Banff 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. …and if you can stomach the gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain…

Banff 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. We stopped off on the way to the second peak at a very picturesque spot away from the wooden walkway, and sat for a while only feet from the side of the mountain, with no barrier. It made my human rather nervous, but the view was lovely.

Banff 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. We ended our day in Banff by taking a stroll up to the ridiculous Fairmont Springs Hotel. This building can clearly be seen from the top of Sulphur Mountain and is the *only* place to stay if you are insanely rich and very pretentious. There was a statue out…

DSC00034, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. On Saturday, we embarked upon a day trip to my human’s favourite English city – Oxford. We left just in time, as “Bob Le Ponge” was advertising what promised to be quite a raucous party next door…

DSC00035, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Our first stop on arriving in Oxford was somewhat less auspicious than the later sights we were to see. This unassuming blue door conceals behind it the horrible mould-infested flat my human lived in when first venturing out into the real world, after university. Best forgotten, I think!

DSC00037, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The first bookshop we visited contained a veritable array of books on obscure and, in some cases, rather specific subjects…

DSC00038, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. My favourite line of Shakespeare!

DSC00039, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Ah, the Bridge of Sighs – a little piece of Venice in the heart of Oxford.

DSC00040, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The Bodleian Library courtyard, as far inside the library as we were allowed to go on this occasion, since only current studenthood and special academic permission grant access to its inner sanctum. We did, however, peruse the gift shop, as well as an interesting exhibition about donations to the library…

DSC00041, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The Radcliffe Camera – home to the Bodleian’s English Literature department. Beautiful on the outside, but dark and murky on the inside, with very uncomfortable semi-circular chairs, and horribly sticky tables.