Waiting for the train to Oxford at Marylebone station
Waiting to start the bus tour in Oxford, breakfast in hand.
From the tour bus
We passed by Christ Church college on the bus tour.
Abby; Did she catch an apparition or just a reflection from the tour bus window?
College buildings are found everywhere
Abby
I see that taking pictures through the plexiglass on the tour bus cost some definition. We are on the High Street.
Abby
The Sheldonian, where Oxford university ceremonies are held. Designed by Christopher Wren.
Statue of naked man on building on Broad street.
This is the Martyrs Memorial in Oxford.; Cranmer. Latimer, and Ridley were burned for heresy in 1555.
Where our Harry Potter tour is setting up.
We are off on the tour. there were about 16 people in the group.
Jamie showed / told us about Harry Potter filming locations here. For example, the area in front of us was used in infirmary scenes.
I have no idea if the spires (if that is what they are called) signify anything.
Abby; in the old quad at the Bodleian
In the courtyard of the Bodleian; Jamie, our guide, is a post-grad student in history.
Abby
Sir Thomas Bodley. the library was first opened in 1602. Now has more than 13 million items, second only to the British Library.