- [Kraina] Oxford has long been known
as the city of dreaming spires,
and there's plenty here to
intrigue the imagination.
- Karina!
- Hello Patrick.
My friend, Patrick, loves
sharing his insights
into this historic British town.
The University of Oxford is
the oldest English-speaking
university in the world.
Within these hallowed halls,
every building and every
monument has a story.
- He is the third Earl of Pembroke.
He sponsored the publication
the very first collected
edition of Shakespeare's plays.
- [Karina] The University
of Oxford is actually
a collection of 38 individual colleges,
with the Bodleian Library at its heart.
And while the Bodleian
is a working library
for students and academics,
it can be visited on a guided tour.
The Ashmolean Museum is
another of my favorites.
It began as a gallery of
portraits and curiosities,
with a catalog being
written by the janitor.
It soon became the model
of the modern museum.
- It was the first purposely built museum
anywhere in the world,
and now it is the oldest
museum in the world.
- And it's free I hear.
- It's free now.
It wasn't when the
Ashmolean opened in 1683.
- [Karina] And what did it cost then?
- Hard to say because
there was no entry charge.
There was an exit charge instead.
- So the longer you stayed inside,
the more you paid on exit.
- That's right.
- Very clever.
The Eagle and Child Pub,
established in 1650,
provides a look in to the creative space
of some of the world's greatest authors.
- It was in this very room
that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien,
and a group of their friends
who were known as the inklings,
used to meet to talk about
the books they were writing.
- [Karina] For a breath of fresh air,
explore the botanic garden.
Founded almost 400 years ago,
it's home to more than
5,000 plant species.
Or get out and experience
the city's quaint waterways.
I highly recommend an afternoon
of quietly punting along.
Oxford is a city of many delights.
We can't wait to share them with you.
