Come rain or shine, every summer we leave our desks and journey across Oxford\u2019s finer drinking establishments. This year\u2019s Le Tour de Farce was held on 11 June [1]. The trip is traditionally done by bike; however, as long as you have a helmet and lights, anything goes. To emphasise this point, Charlotte jokingly suggested rollerblades were also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The combination of bad weather on the day and my taking Charlotte\u2019s joke a bit too seriously meant our route was shorter than usual, both in miles and in pub count. The latter is, of course, the only measure of distance that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some modest pre-drinking, we set off from the Statistics Department and turned north towards The Plough. In case you\u2019ve never been, The Plough is located at the turn of a street called The Turn. This street could be more aptly renamed The Steep Downhill. Still, most people made it to the pub in one piece and had a drink as a reward. The less coordinated of us needed a first aid kit and had a drink for the pain. Afterwards we headed to The White Hart of Whytham for dinner and, perhaps more importantly, more beer. We rounded the evening off at The Fishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per tradition, we took lots of pictures. This year Charlotte arranged them into a short video, which you can watch here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n