>>>>It's in Oxford, Ohio. There is also an Oxford in Mississippi, as any William Faulkner fan can tell you. I hear there's even one in England ;-)
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>>>I've been to the one in England (albeit briefly).
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>>I spent a weekend there. Coming into Oxford (on BritRail) was a sight unlike any I have seen before or since. All those spires. It was like entering a medieval city. Time slowed to about 1/2 speed. Paddleboaters drifting by on the pond. Lovers kissing languidly on green grass. I felt like I was in a dream.
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>Hence the "dreaming spires" (I kick my wife every time we pass Oxford and she mentions them). Gone all poetic on us, Mike?
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>However, I'd liken Oxford more to Renaisance Italy than medieval England. However, British Rail - NOW you're talking medieval! :-)


Not compared to our trains. I thought BritRail was terrific. Maybe they have deteriorated in the past 20 years, I don't know.