I think I’ve timed this a bit wrong. Early train via Birmingham , windy & drizzly when I arrive. The YHA is next to the station. My membership card isn’t good enough, photo Id or 2 bank cards please, when did that come in. Dumped the bag & walked into town. Students everywhere in gowns & mortar boards for matriculation, very photogenic, but the colleges are all closed to visitors :-(
In addition my back is playing up, it bothered me the other week, now it’s spasming at awkward moments, so I’m limping around grimacing & swearing.
The homelessness problem seems worse than Liverpool’s, multiple people sleeping on the streets & several tents in St Giles churchyard.
An expensive Full English then I have a wander around the covered market, by now it’s sunny & unseasonably warm, my coat goes in my bag.
I spent most of the afternoon in the Ashmolean, too much to see, and with the back I’m not really enjoying it.
A pint in the (very crowded) Eagle & Child, then another in the Lamb & Flag. Time to find some food.