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Oxford University – |
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Bodleian Library appears in the Harry Potter movie as Hogwarts
dining room and library. The Great Hall of Christ Church College “is” Hogwarts School. Also, Lewis Carroll
was inspired to write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland while looking
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Visiting the colleges and
Bodleian Library at Oxford University is open to the public, but the
colleges seem uneasy about kids in the quadrangle. The first college we visited (with two boys), the warden
said, "Lads, don't run on the grass and remember, people are working, so
silence please." |
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Climb up the tower at St. Mary's Church for a glorious
view of the dreaming spires of Oxford. And, the café at St. Mary's has luscious
desserts to go with a cup of tea. |
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Blackwell's Bookstores – Browse one of Oxford's
oldest and most famous bookstores, Blackwell's. There's not only Blackwell's
flagship store, but a separate shop, Children's Blackwell's, also
on Broad Street. |
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Alice's Shop (St. Aldate's) – A shop since the 1830's, Alice Liddell, the inspiration
for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, came in to buy her sweets here.
Today, you can pick up Alice souvenirs, and afterwards, have your own tea
party in the tea room. |
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Boating on the Cherwell and Thames – Punting is
a favorite pastime of undergraduates at Oxford and quite relaxing. Rent
a punt, or better yet, a pedal boat that looks like a punt at the Magdalen
Bridge and glide down the River Cherwell to the Thames. |
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Museums – If it starts to rain, duck
into any of the fascinating museums in Oxford. |
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 The Ashmolean Museum has an excellent collection of ancient gold coins
and old jewels such The Alfred Jewel, inscribed with the words, "Alfred
ordered me to be made." |
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The Museum of the History of Science has Einstein's blackboard and other
scientific apparatus. |
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See
the stuffed Dodo bird at the University Museum of Natural History.
The adjacent Pitt Rivers Museum of native art and culture has South
Pacific treasures brought back by Captain Cook. |
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Christ Church Meadow and Magdalen Grove Deer
Park – Out beyond the colleges are the green open spaces of Christ
Church Meadow and Deer Park. |
