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London picspam! [part 2: Oxford]
Yay, another picspam finished! After our wonderful day in the Harry Potter Studios (and the less wonderful shoulder incident) on Friday May 10, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tanisafan and I traveled to Oxford on Saturday afternoon (May 11;). With my arm in a sling and a recharged camera I was able to make up for the lack of photos the day before. Haha, just kidding (but not really) - don't worry, I only selected about 60 for this post. Especially interesting for fans of old buildings/architecture. There are also a few Harry Potter references again...
But I'm starting where I left us in the previous post, with dinner on Friday night:
We had dinner at Nando's because of reasons. That chicken butterfly smelled so good, I'm having a moment here. (It tasted delicious too:)
Saturday May 11
We slept in a little, but because we lost a lot of time on Friday, we decided to get all our shopping done before going to Oxford.
Walking from Russel Square to Forbidden Planet
On our way back from shopping we bought lunch from Pret a Manger to our hotelroom:)
After freshening up we took the Tube to Paddington Station for the train to Oxford. Look at all the bikes, parked right on the platform, how convenient!
We saw a lot of these yellow fields. Also: stormy sky...
After an hour on the train: tadaah!
Right across the street from the trainstation we ran into this statue, I took a photo because I liked it and about ten minutes of strolling later I realised its significance. D'oh.
Tan had set out a very nice walking route.
The mound in front of Oxford Castle (we did not climb this)
Oxford Castle (we only took a peek in the souvenir shop;)
Tower of Oxford Castle (okay, moving on...)
Oxford is such a lovely town, even in the rain.
All the buildings have gorgeous details, this is the corner of Queenstreet.
Postoffice (1879:)
Loved all the pointy bits on this tower, but my favorite features were...
... the faces and figures on the walls. They are on almost every building, so cool. (Much more to come *grins*)
Although the walk was also part of our intinerary, this is our first real destination: Christ Church College!
We're clearly not the only ones interested in this place. Besides the historic and architectural value, there are a couple of areas that were used in the Harry Potter films, making it a nice connection with yesterday's tour:)
Entrance hallway: all the family crests! Some plain, some coloured. (Right click to view image for details)
Cloister Fountain made by sculptor Gary Breeze (Lead and Woodkirk sandstone, 2008). Together with the olive tree it marks the threshold of the cathedral’s sacred space.
On the way to the (dining) hall, we already got a peek at the huge inner fields (cue excited whispers from HP-fans that the first flying lesson on brooms was taught here;)
From the stairs up to the great hall, you can get another good look at the details on the walls: check out the tiny demon face!?
Finally, after a slow long line, we arrived in the great dining hall. Looks a little familiar, doesn't it? See the portraits in the back? They did now move, ahw.
Gorgeous stained glass windows (without and with flash;)
Back outside at the innerfields and the The Great Quadrangle, more popularly known as Tom Quad.
Looking back at the corner entrance/exit to the Great Hall
Small gate that caught my eye because of the shadow it cast :-)
Walking back into town. I love the colourful houses. (Also notice the blue sky: the weather was so random, we'd have dark grey clouds and massive rain one minute and sunshine the next. I swear all photos were taken on the same afternoon)
Don't know the names of the next couple of buildings, just enjoy them in silence, mkay? *hides*
Such glorious tulips, they look almost black here; upon a closer look they turned out to be a really dark shade of purple:)
Crest of Oxford.
More colourful houses! (Sharingtanisafan's point of view here because her photo shows the different colours much better)
Christ Church Cathedral
Highstreet
The Radcliffe Camera, built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
Look at that ominous sky!
:-O
More faces! (This blue sky is about half an hour after the cathedral picture above)
Detail on wall of the Bodleian Library (dating back to 1602)
T. trying to capture the whole building in a photo :) FYI: we're standing on top of millions of books. *drools*
The Tower of the Five Orders (Main entrance to The Bodleian Library, built between 1613 and 1619)
Doorway to language department (Hebrew & Greek) and also mathematics!
The Clarendon Building (built between 1711 and 1715 to house the Oxford University Press.)
Gate inside Clarendon Building
Hertford Bridge joins two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane. (also known as the Bridge of Sighs because it resembles the one in Venice;)
Lovely statue on unknown building.
I spot creatures on the Cathedral!
Can you see them too?
One last look at the eleborate sculptures.
We easily could have spent hours more walking around this gorgeous town. Recommended!
More dark clouds from the train back to London.
The end, for now. I will be back later with photos from our evening walk on the banks of the river Thames:) EVERYTHING WAS JUST SO PRETTY, OKAY.
[LND part 1]
ETA: oh my, I think I initially fucked up the coding. I'm sorry if I cluttered your flist with an uncut post. It should be fixed now.
tanisafan and I traveled to Oxford on Saturday afternoon (May 11;). With my arm in a sling and a recharged camera I was able to make up for the lack of photos the day before. Haha, just kidding (but not really) - don't worry, I only selected about 60 for this post. Especially interesting for fans of old buildings/architecture. There are also a few Harry Potter references again...But I'm starting where I left us in the previous post, with dinner on Friday night:
We had dinner at Nando's because of reasons. That chicken butterfly smelled so good, I'm having a moment here. (It tasted delicious too:)
Saturday May 11
We slept in a little, but because we lost a lot of time on Friday, we decided to get all our shopping done before going to Oxford.
Walking from Russel Square to Forbidden Planet
On our way back from shopping we bought lunch from Pret a Manger to our hotelroom:)
After freshening up we took the Tube to Paddington Station for the train to Oxford. Look at all the bikes, parked right on the platform, how convenient!
We saw a lot of these yellow fields. Also: stormy sky...
After an hour on the train: tadaah!
Right across the street from the trainstation we ran into this statue, I took a photo because I liked it and about ten minutes of strolling later I realised its significance. D'oh.
Tan had set out a very nice walking route.
The mound in front of Oxford Castle (we did not climb this)
Oxford Castle (we only took a peek in the souvenir shop;)
Tower of Oxford Castle (okay, moving on...)
Oxford is such a lovely town, even in the rain.
All the buildings have gorgeous details, this is the corner of Queenstreet.
Postoffice (1879:)
Loved all the pointy bits on this tower, but my favorite features were...
... the faces and figures on the walls. They are on almost every building, so cool. (Much more to come *grins*)
Although the walk was also part of our intinerary, this is our first real destination: Christ Church College!
We're clearly not the only ones interested in this place. Besides the historic and architectural value, there are a couple of areas that were used in the Harry Potter films, making it a nice connection with yesterday's tour:)
Entrance hallway: all the family crests! Some plain, some coloured. (Right click to view image for details)
Cloister Fountain made by sculptor Gary Breeze (Lead and Woodkirk sandstone, 2008). Together with the olive tree it marks the threshold of the cathedral’s sacred space.
On the way to the (dining) hall, we already got a peek at the huge inner fields (cue excited whispers from HP-fans that the first flying lesson on brooms was taught here;)
From the stairs up to the great hall, you can get another good look at the details on the walls: check out the tiny demon face!?
Finally, after a slow long line, we arrived in the great dining hall. Looks a little familiar, doesn't it? See the portraits in the back? They did now move, ahw.
Gorgeous stained glass windows (without and with flash;)
Back outside at the innerfields and the The Great Quadrangle, more popularly known as Tom Quad.
Looking back at the corner entrance/exit to the Great Hall
Small gate that caught my eye because of the shadow it cast :-)
Walking back into town. I love the colourful houses. (Also notice the blue sky: the weather was so random, we'd have dark grey clouds and massive rain one minute and sunshine the next. I swear all photos were taken on the same afternoon)
Don't know the names of the next couple of buildings, just enjoy them in silence, mkay? *hides*
Such glorious tulips, they look almost black here; upon a closer look they turned out to be a really dark shade of purple:)
Crest of Oxford.
More colourful houses! (Sharing
tanisafan's point of view here because her photo shows the different colours much better)Christ Church Cathedral
Highstreet
The Radcliffe Camera, built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
Look at that ominous sky!
:-O
More faces! (This blue sky is about half an hour after the cathedral picture above)
Detail on wall of the Bodleian Library (dating back to 1602)
T. trying to capture the whole building in a photo :) FYI: we're standing on top of millions of books. *drools*
The Tower of the Five Orders (Main entrance to The Bodleian Library, built between 1613 and 1619)
Doorway to language department (Hebrew & Greek) and also mathematics!
The Clarendon Building (built between 1711 and 1715 to house the Oxford University Press.)
Gate inside Clarendon Building
Hertford Bridge joins two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane. (also known as the Bridge of Sighs because it resembles the one in Venice;)
Lovely statue on unknown building.
I spot creatures on the Cathedral!
Can you see them too?
One last look at the eleborate sculptures.
We easily could have spent hours more walking around this gorgeous town. Recommended!
More dark clouds from the train back to London.
The end, for now. I will be back later with photos from our evening walk on the banks of the river Thames:) EVERYTHING WAS JUST SO PRETTY, OKAY.
[LND part 1]
ETA: oh my, I think I initially fucked up the coding. I'm sorry if I cluttered your flist with an uncut post. It should be fixed now.
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and hee, the unknown building when you come out of Christ Church is my old college! The gate with the sticky-out window and crests above it leads into the quad of Corpus Christi College, which is where I lived for four years, and the big churchy building next to it in your pictures is Merton Chapel, which belongs to Merton College, the next college along. (There are so many colleges there. /o\)
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Thanks for all the extra info, I usually prepare better for a trip, but this time had opted to be surprised and led around by Tan. I read up when I got home and found all the colleges rather confusing, so I really appreciate you filling in the gaps;)