Our 14th day on this European excursion was not one filled with adventure.  It was not filled with museums. It was not filled with beer.  Okay, I lied about the last one. Day 14 was a sedate one. The past few days were so full and so tiring, we gave ourselves an off day, so to speak. For me, the danger sign was that I was starting to look forward to home.  While I like home, don't get me wrong, looking forward to getting home and relaxing while you're on vacation is a sign that you're pushing yourself too hard. Today was the cure for that. We slept in, caught a late brunch, then caught the Tube to Marble Arch, and wandered into Hyde Park.  We rented a couple of chairs and just relaxed.  Practically an hour, just soaking up the atmosphere.  It was serene, it was relaxing. Then, we wandered around the park, stopping when we got to the lake.  To do otherwise would get us wet. There, we snagged some more chairs, wince our rental was food for two hours. We watched people feed the birds, watched people lounge, we watched people riding in paddle-boats... we people watched. Eventually, we made our way around the lake, stopping to watch the birds along the way. Before we knew it, it was 3:00, and we'd planned to be in Oxford by 4:30 to meet our friend and coworker Paul and his family at a pub. So we hastily made our way to Paddington Station to catch the train to Oxford. We were a bit behind but made it to the Turf Tavern by 5-ish, where Paul and Jean were enjoying a beer.  Unless you've got a hard deadline, I don't believe you can be late to a pub, since there's good beer to be had by the people waiting ;). After Paul's family showed up, we made dinner plans, landed on visiting another Oxford pub for beer and dinner.  I can't recall the name of the pub right now, but I do know it's a White Horse pub. Following dinner, Paul's family went back to the hotel (no kids in pubs after 7), and Paul, Tisha, and I embarked on an Oxford pub crawl. We first went to Far From the Maddening Crowd, then the Bookbinder (IIRC), and another whose name escapes me.  I'll research this before publishing (or soon thereafter) and get the names straight. By 10:00, it was time to head to the train station to catch the train back to London. It's from the train that I write this update. No pics today.  For some reason, I didn't take any. Two more days, the. We fly home!