Our last post about our trip - I promise!

On our last day in England we took a fun trip to Oxford with our friends Vicky and Neil (Vicky was the 'best man' at our wedding - we have been friends forever) and it was jolly fun. None of us had ever been to Oxford before and I'm not really sure as to why because it really is a neat place to visit. We decided to plan our day to include a visit to Christ Church College (part of the famous Oxford University). Christ Church college is awesome, it is such a beautiful place to visit and has featured in several movies and TV shows (such as Inspector Morse), including (and the main reason for the visit) the Harry Potter films!!! The college was the setting for some of the scenes filmed at Hogwarts, including the stairwell and the main hall. Unfortunately the main hall was closed to visitors but we got to take a quick peak anyways however the stairway was open to visitors so we got some pics. After that little visit we headed across the street to Alice's shop, which is where the little girl that the Alice in Wonderland story is based upon used to go and by her barley sugar sweets. I had no idea that 1- Alice was real and 2- that the stories were written in Oxford - but now I do and you do too. It was choc-a-block full of Alice stuff - Vicky and Niel kindly bought us a lovely book for our little one. It was such a fun day especially as we got to see Vicky and Neil, it's so fun to see friends that even if you haven't seen in a few years feels like no time has passed at all. Thanks for a great day Vicky and Neil! (hopefully we'll see you guys soon - come visit!)

The main hall, that you may recognize, from the Harry Potter Movies

The staircase (above and below) that was, again, used in the Harry movies

With Vicky in the courtyard at Christ Church College (which was used in episodes of Inspector Morse)

The Alice Shop