With the sun shining bright and the temperature averaging at around 26ᵒC, it was safe to say that today was definitely a perfect summer’s day, a rarity in England as I’ve heard quite often. Without a doubt, this meant that it was time to seize the perfect weather opportunity, slather some sun screen and go off exploring.

Before we could go out, we had to attend our very last 9 am lecture for the week. In this lecture we discussed the central issue of how domestic law and treaties unilaterally and bilaterally try to overcome double taxation as well as the issue of tax avoidance. It sounds like the most boring thing to be stuck doing on a sunny day like this, but it was honestly one of the best classes of the lot because it considered many of the current issues and provided us with the opportunity to put all our theory into practice.

Once class was done, a few of my friends and I chose to explore 3 of the famous museums in Oxford, namely the Museum of the History of Science, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitts River Museum. Each Museum had its own distinguishing story to tell about the rich history present in this historic city. This experience allowed me to gain a better appreciation of the large number of significant developments in various fields  that have taken place at Oxford or in the UK.

The main attraction at the Museum of the History of Science, which is also the first purpose built museum, was Einstein’s blackboard, where he worked out the theory of relativity in a lecture held at Oxford. At the Pitts River Museum the main attraction was the shrunken heads on display.  In my opinion, this museum is one of the most peculiarly structured museums in the sense that it was just shelves after shelves filled with antiques and bizarre artefacts from all over the world.

Finally at the last museum, the main attraction was the preserved remnants of the extinct Dodo as well as a wide variety of other animals and their evolution ranging from a live bee hive to skeletons of dinosaurs. If you are an animal enthusiast or a passionate believer of the theory of evolution then this is the museum for you!

With the historic aspect of the city covered within the two and a half hours of peak afternoon time, I decided to embrace the less intense heat and go for a jog at the stunning track that loops around a river at Christ Church Meadow. It was the perfect way to re-energise while soaking in the picturesque  views!

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