Oxford

The University of Oxford located in the city of Oxford is the oldest surviving university in the English-speaking world and is regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions. The University does not have a clear date of inception. Teaching at Oxford is believed to existed in some form in 1096. There are 38 colleges at the University of Oxford and 6 Permanent Private Halls, each with its own internal structure and activities. All resident students, and most academic staff, must be members both of a college or hall, and of the university. A few famous people who studied at Oxford include: Margaret Thatcher, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Bill Clinton.

Radcliffe Camera (Library)

A Pub & Meeting Place of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien

Galway

Galway is a city in Ireland located in the West Region and the province of Connacht. The buildings are brightly colored and it is the most central port on the West Coast of Ireland. Galway's Irish name, Gaillimh, originates from the Irish word gaill, meaning 'outsiders' or 'foreigners'. The city started out as a tiny fishing village at the mouth of the River Corrib and grew into an important town when the Anglo- Normans, under Richard de Burgo, captured territory from the local O'Flahertys in 1232. Its fortified walls were built from around 1270. 14 merchant families or tribes controlled the city from political, commercial and social life. These powerful, mostly English or Norman families clashed frequently with the leading Irish families of Connemara.

Dunguaire Castle

Peat Harvesting

Beautiful Galway Bay

Coventry

Coventry is a large city in the West Midlands region of England. In medieval times, the city thrived largely due to the textile and weaving trade. At the start of the Second World War, the city reestablished itself in the industry of metal-working, manufacturing automobiles, bicycles and airplane engines. Coventry was heavily bombed by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and much of the city was destroyed. Today Coventry is both an industrial center and a cathedral city.

Cathedral Ruins of St. Michael

Lady Godiva was an 11th century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in an attempt to persuade her husband to lower the taxes that were crippling the poor citizens of Coventry.

Coventry Clock Tower 

The legend of peeping Tom is that of a tailor named Tom who dared to view the noblewoman Lady Godiva's ride. Lady Godiva had instructed the townsfolk to stay indoors during her ride, everyone did except Tom who not resist peeking at her, hence the term "Peeping Tom."