他的朋友們現在散布世界各地，每到一個地方都有人要約他吃個飯，今天是和在伯明罕讀研的高中同學約在莎士比亞故居─Stratford-Upon-Avon，於是今天就我一個人在牛津逛逛了！趁著火車前的清晨，先一起逛了一圈市中心，原來今天還有園遊會呀！是國小去澳洲看到過的那種臨時園遊會，遊樂器材全部是大卡車載運、路旁滿是餐車，還有必備的閃亮亮氫氣球！是活動第一天，早上還在場佈，中心最大的遊樂設施甚至還有不少攝影機在拍攝開幕採訪影片，下午晚上再來熱鬧一番！
在有頂市場的肉舖買了white pudding、black pudding和mice ball當早餐，走回去Airbnb配著優格吃，並一一和check-out的中國和香港旅伴道別。送走了他，再次出門晃晃，想著先把市鎮繞一圈，便從車站前大街往東南前往Christ Church Meadow基督教草坪。可惜今天天氣太太太不好了，大風又飄雨，完全沒辦法在草坪上享受陽光，一旁有名的Alice's Shop都是日本觀光客，連店員都是日本人XD 對這個故事沒又特別的愛，周邊還算可愛但沒有到會拿起來摸摸看的程度。離上一次出門才沒多久，Carfax Tower已出現排隊人潮，聽說在塔頂上俯視牛津市區相當不錯。路上買了個可頌💖打算走到Lady Margaret Hall找個河岸長椅解決午餐並寫寫日記，結果見到Airbnb房東叫我立刻(還訂了時限)回去收拾房間，搬到原本的101，清掃人員才能把昨天的房間掃乾淨給下一個房客...早上8點問他是不是可以先搬，他就說要等到清掃完，啊第二次回去甚至都看到清掃人員來了，也不先跟我們說，到正中午才說要回去，如果我們今天去別的地方玩了難道就不能換了? 而且晚上才發現今天根本沒有別的房客....= = 唉怎麼可以這麼雷，再走40幾分鐘繞回去搬東西，房間是很大很好很舒服，但反而讓我覺得昨天我們就應該住這裡的啊那對中國人應該滾的！生氣！房東的事前注意事項都說不可以換房間了還這樣做，做了之後房東也不處理，那規定到底寫給誰的！
算了，搬完之後雨又下大了，心情真不好，連網路都不ok，想看個影片都有問題QQ 再出去隨隨便便晃一圈就回來了... 太糟糕了，總是受外在因素擺動的人... 結果晚上接風回來、吃完飯後又沒興致出門逛園遊會了...OMG
牛津Oxford
牛津大學是英語世界中歷史最悠久的大學，由38所獨立書院與4所學術學院組成，這裏有全球規模最大的大學出版社，全英國最大型的大學圖書館系統。
1209年的時候，因為牛津鎮民與師生發生衝突，所以有些牛津學者便將教學陣地移往劍橋，成立了劍橋大學。牛津大學出品名人：《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》作者、《格列佛遊記》作者、音樂劇《歌劇魅影》作曲家安德魯・韋伯、美國前總統柯林頓、翁山蘇姬及26位英國首相、69位諾貝爾獎得主。
1209年的時候，因為牛津鎮民與師生發生衝突，所以有些牛津學者便將教學陣地移往劍橋，成立了劍橋大學。牛津大學出品名人：《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》作者、《格列佛遊記》作者、音樂劇《歌劇魅影》作曲家安德魯・韋伯、美國前總統柯林頓、翁山蘇姬及26位英國首相、69位諾貝爾獎得主。
St Giles Fair
園遊會以發生在牛津的街道而命名，而該街道又以致力於聖人的教堂的名字命名。聖吉爾斯（卒於710年）是一個隱士，聞名於7世紀並在卡瑪格（Camargue）的聖吉爾斯（St Gilles）建立了一座修道院，成為重要的朝聖中心，以照顧痲瘋病人和哺乳母親為主。園遊會起源於聖吉爾斯教區教堂，始於1624年，後來被稱為聖吉爾斯園遊會。在1780年代，這是一個玩具交易會，出售便宜和有用的商品，但到了1800年，它變成了我們今天所知的帶有攤位和遊樂設施的一般交易會。1830年代起開始有成人娛樂活動。到維多利亞時代，園遊會開始吸引來自伯明翰和加的夫等城市的人們乘坐特殊的遊覽火車。 1930年，城市公司（現為牛津市議會）接管了園遊會的控制權。
1889年9月24日的《牛津紀事報》（Oxford Chronicle）給出了關於博覽會的描述：
The stalls extended on the west side from Little Clarendon Street to New-Inn-Hall Street. At the top of St Giles' Blandy's Ghost Illusions formed the attraction. In close proximity was a flying trapeze, which was a novelty. A thick wire was erected about 30 feet high and 40 yards long. To this was attached a handle with wheels, which with slight pressure ran swiftly down the wire. The public were invited to take hold of this handle, throw themselves from the platform, and then experience the peculiar sensation of flying though the air. At the end of the wire was a padded board to prevent injury to the aerialists, and a net underneath in case of a fall. This was well patronized, not by men and boys only, but on Monday by numerous females, who ascended the platform and made the flight quite regardless of the audible comments of the onlookers at their temerity. After a time the proprietor of the trapeze was informed that the journey would not be allowed to be undertaken by females.
Day's menagerie, containing a collection of 500 animals, including lions, tigers, leopards, bears, haenas, pack of wild wolves, ostriches, pelicans, vultures, owls, &c., was filled from morning to night. Amongst the other shows were ... two sparring saloons, the armless wonder (a man born without hands or arms) who performed all kinds of work with his feet, 'The Beauty of Adelaide', a woman of immense size, 'Kasper and Tamara', the mysterious thought readers, Carver's champion shooters (a man firing at apples, plums, &c. on a woman's head), Scott's circus, Anderton's conjuring entertainment, Sidgwick's menagerie and waxworks (including Lorenzo, an American lion tamer), the performing fleas, &c. The roundabouts were numerous, and included the old-fashioned ones turned with a handle to the latest improvements in steam-powered engines... Two steam switchback railways should be included among the novelties. They were largely patronized by old and young, and the proprietors of 'the plant' will carry with them pleasant recollections of the fair...
The Oxford Bible stall was, as usual, erected near St John's and Mr Wheelhouse and Commander Williams courteously received all comers. Tracts were freely distributed, and the Church Army held meetings in St Giles' on both days... The majority of young people, as on previous occasions, amused themselves by brushing each other's faces with feather brushes. In a few cases where these were being roughly used the police deprived the owners of them. The attendance was extremely large on both days.
參考資料
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles%27_Fair
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-oxfordshire-37285687/st-giles-fair-nearly-400-years-of-fun
http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-st-giles-fair.html
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20013/about_oxford/557/st_giles_fair
https://jane781006.pixnet.net/blog/post/332242014
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