Woodbury Island Adventures: Wallace Adventure

Tuesday, November 4th we had another set of visitors arrive for a week! One of our Pastors and his wife, Todd and Ranel Wallace. We enjoyed many chats with them that were very encouraging and enjoyed having them live life in London with us. We took a trip to Oxford to do the C.S. Lewis walk, explored London and spent the day hiking the White Cliffs of Dover. We greatly enjoyed their company!

Exploring London

Randy and Todd stayed up all night to watch the Cubs win the World Series.

C.S. Lewis Walk & Exploring Oxford

The Radcliffe Camera is a building of Oxford University, England, designed by James Gibbs in neoclassical style and built in 1737-1747 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.

Inside University Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

This is where Lewis delivered his famous war-time sermon, "The Weight of Glory."

Looking at Radcliffe Camera from top of University Church of Saint Mary

Selfie at the top of church!

All Souls College

Divinity School

White Horse where C.S. Lewis and his friends would meet during the war.

Kings Arms another pub where C.S. Lewis and his friends would meet during the war.

Holywell Music Room

Built in the 1740's, it is the oldest surviving building in Europe designed exclusively for concerts.

This lane leads to the renowned and ancient pub, the Turf Tavern. It is one of the few places where you can order the old English drink, Mead.

It was here that Lewis spent his first night in Oxford in December 1916.

Todd and Ranel

Holywell Cemetery

In this cemetery are the graves of Hugo Dyson, Austin Farrer and Charles Williams, all members of Lewis's circle of friends. Also you can find the resting place of Kenneth Grahame, author of the classic children's book, The Wind in the Willows.

Magdalen College

This is where Lewis studied and where Lewis was converted to a belief in God. After Lewis' conversion to Christianity in 1931, he attended weekday services in the College chapel.