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21.10.2016 Oxford

E phatlaladitšwe: 21.10.2016

We're slowly coming to the end of our trip. Because of Harry Potter, we had to leave Scotland for England quite early, but we don't mind that much because it gives us the opportunity to see more of England. And England is definitely worth it.

Our plan for today was actually to go to a campground in Oxford that has a very good bus connection to the city. Unfortunately, when we arrived there, we found out that a) we can only enter at 1:00pm and b) the campground only has spots without electricity. Luckily, I noticed that right in front of the campground there is a Park and Ride parking lot! So we decided to go there instead and park for only 2 pounds for 24 hours. Can't complain about that. The bus costs us just under 5 pounds for a round trip for all of us, which is also not really much. Lucky for me that I saw the signs for the Park & Ride parking lot as we passed by!

Oxford is a beautiful city. The most famous thing are the many colleges, but the rest is also really worth seeing and you can also shop very well!





Of course, we also have to visit a few colleges. I don't remember the names of most of them, but they were all beautiful. Valentina definitely said afterwards that now she knows where she wants to study!



In some colleges, you can go inside, while others are closed to visitors. We visit the Christ Church College from the inside, as it is the largest and most famous in Oxford.





And if you're thinking: 'Wait, she mixed in pictures of Harry Potter in between' No, I didn't. The 'hall' of the students is actually the inspiration for the Great Hall in the Harry Potter movies! The students actually have lunch here. Not quite the same as the student canteens in Germany, right?




I think this choir stall is AMAZING! I've seen it in all the English churches we've visited. They all had these great extra seats for the choir with music stands and lamps! And in all the churches there was also a piano next to the organ! We should have that too in Germany, that would be fantastic!





We particularly liked this passage. It was similar to the French market halls and with lots of interesting "food shops". One shop in particular was great, where you could buy "Celebration Cakes". You could see in the window how they were made and each one was more beautiful than the other!


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Katja
Was für eine zauberhafte Stadt! Ich hatte Oxford nie auf dem Schirm, aber es scheint eine Reise wert. Und die Mensa des Christ Church College ist der Wahnsinn! Hogwarts existiert und es ist eine Schule. Fehlt nur noch, dass die Portraits sich bewegen! Die Geschäftszeile ist allerliebst, wobei ich ein Bild der Kuchen doch bevorzugt hätte, statt des armen gemeuchelten Federviehs. -.- Schade dass Eure Reise zu Ende geht... es macht Spaß Euch zu begleiten!

Ingeborg
wollt ihr eigentlich garnicht mehr nach Hause! übrigens das Wetter bessert sich so ganz langsam. wenn ihr kommt scheint bestimmt auch in Lommersum die Sonne! !

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