May Day in Oxford

This not a distress call due to an assignment overload, but an account of the actual 'May Day' celebrations in Oxford.

This is another old Oxford tradition. I got to know about it only last night when some of my classmates circulated an email that there was some choir singing happening at Magdalen College.

So I woke up around 5 in the morning and cycled to Magdalen. where Kitty (our classmate at magdalen) let us in through the side gate. By the time the choir starte singing at 6 am, the place was packed. Kitty was a great host ... she even organised some snacks for us.

The crowds on the streets were quite big as well. There is an annual tradition that people jump into the river from the bridge next to the college. No matter how many barriers the cops put p, people still manage to jump. I am sure the students kept the tradition this time as well.