A nice bright day today. We Caught the bus into town from the nearby Park and Ride. We had a walk around the covered market before going to Pizza Hut on the High Street for a Buffet Lunch.
After lunch we went to the Museum of the History of Science, on Broad Street, housed in the Old Ashmolean Building. Built in 1683 it is the oldest surviving purpose built museum in the world. It holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from the middle ages to the 19th century. Unfortunately half of the museum was closed due to staff illness.
We stopped for a moment to look at the statue of the naked man, sculpted by Anthony Gormley overlooking Broad Street on the roof of Blackwell’s Art and Poster Shop.
We had a quick look around Debenhams before heading to the Ashmolean Museum. The main museum contains huge collections of archaeological specimens and fine art. It also has an extensive collection of antiquities from ancient Egypt.
After a nice coffee in the roof-top café before heading back to catch the bus back to the van.
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