Around the town: The Oxford Union

I just finished a rather massive essay today, so I'm afraid I don't have much in me to write. Instead I thought I would post some pictures of different places around Oxford to give you a visual taste of what I see everyday.

The Oxford Student Union. I think this is one of my favorite places in Oxford. The building is actually quite large and filled to the brim with staircases and rooms tucked here and there. They have a wonderful old library with lots of old armchairs.

 The Union is also home to Oxford's famous debating hall. Every Thursday night they host a formal debate (I'll have to try and snag a picture tonight). Its everything you would imagine a debate to be, full of intense repartee, pomp, even jokes. The Brits do know how to make fun of themselves(:

Tonight's debate is about whether the United Kingdom should fear the rise of China. Other notable debates include whether to ban the burqa, a vote of no confidence in Her Majesty's government, whether Great Britain can still be considered great, etc. 

My friend Margarita just outside the Union. The leaves were quite beautiful last week. And then it rained(:

I was trying to throw leaves in the air, not point at something in the sky. Needless to say, it didn't really work...

One of the rooms inside the Union. This is one of the newer ones; the older ones are all dusty and dark and amazing(:

 And that, folks, is the Oxford Union.