Today I went to Oxford. It's not quite as cute as Cambridge, but the university buildings are still old and pretty.
Again, took a slow walk through the city, then sat down to have some lunch. There were heaps of buskers around, mostly poor uni students trying to scrape up a living. *empathises*
I went up to Carfax Tower to get a view of the city and its spires.
Then I went to Christ Church Cathedral and College. Apparently it's the grandest of all of the Colleges, so I chose to see that one, even though there were a few others with free admission. I did also walk past a couple of the other colleges, so I kinda got to see them too. Christ Church is the place where the dining hall for Harry Potter was filmed.
Christ Church College had a nice quadrangle (Tom's Quad). Talk about perfectly manicured lawns.
Then I went to the Pitt Rivers Museum of Anthroplogy and Archeology. It sounded more interesting in Lonely Planet, to be honest. But it was still interesting. There are over 300,000 artefacts from all over the world from all sorts of time periods. I joined a "highlights" tour because there was one starting just as I got there.
The tour guide showed us the shoes of 15 year old Chinese girls when their feet were bound up. They were literally like 3 inches wide. It made me feel sick. Kinda like the execution story at the Tower of London, but not as bad. I just had a drink and a lolly even though they said no food and drink. I'm sure they'd rather me just pop a lolly into my mouth than have me faint in the middle of their museum. I am definitely not become a doctor or anything related to blood or body parts, am I?
I wanted to go see the Museum of Modern Art, but it was closed. Boo. It looked interesting, even as I stepped into the foyer.
Then I got distracted by shops and stuff as I made my way back to the station. Just looking. Some of these places have really cute stuff.
Again, took a slow walk through the city, then sat down to have some lunch. There were heaps of buskers around, mostly poor uni students trying to scrape up a living. *empathises*
I went up to Carfax Tower to get a view of the city and its spires.
Then I went to Christ Church Cathedral and College. Apparently it's the grandest of all of the Colleges, so I chose to see that one, even though there were a few others with free admission. I did also walk past a couple of the other colleges, so I kinda got to see them too. Christ Church is the place where the dining hall for Harry Potter was filmed.
Christ Church College had a nice quadrangle (Tom's Quad). Talk about perfectly manicured lawns.
Then I went to the Pitt Rivers Museum of Anthroplogy and Archeology. It sounded more interesting in Lonely Planet, to be honest. But it was still interesting. There are over 300,000 artefacts from all over the world from all sorts of time periods. I joined a "highlights" tour because there was one starting just as I got there.
The tour guide showed us the shoes of 15 year old Chinese girls when their feet were bound up. They were literally like 3 inches wide. It made me feel sick. Kinda like the execution story at the Tower of London, but not as bad. I just had a drink and a lolly even though they said no food and drink. I'm sure they'd rather me just pop a lolly into my mouth than have me faint in the middle of their museum. I am definitely not become a doctor or anything related to blood or body parts, am I?
I wanted to go see the Museum of Modern Art, but it was closed. Boo. It looked interesting, even as I stepped into the foyer.
Then I got distracted by shops and stuff as I made my way back to the station. Just looking. Some of these places have really cute stuff.
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