As a huge Harry Potter fan, visiting Christ Church in Oxford was at the very top of my to-do list. The dining hall of the college is used in the Harry Potter movies as the dining hall of Hogwarts! The “houses” in the books are based on the different colleges of Oxford. After our morning lecture, Valerie and I headed back to Logan House to change clothes and layer up for the cold and windy day. We got on the bus and made our way to the city center. After doing a little shopping, we decided to get a bite to eat at a restaurant called All Bar One. After our delicious lunch, we walked to the entrance of Christ Church. 
We first tried to sneak in a different entrance without paying the admission fee, but our plan was quickly foiled by a guard. The first highlight of the tour was the dining hall! The dining hall and its secret corridor also served as inspiration for Alice in Wonderland! It was unbelievable to think that college students actually ate in the dining hall because it seemed more like a museum than a functional dining facility. After the dining hall, we visited the cathedral. A choir from a university in the United States was performing, so we stayed for a bit to listen to them. After the cathedral, we walked around the campus and saw all the different buildings. After leaving Christ Church, we decided to visit Blackwell’s. Blackwell’s is one of the biggest and most well known bookstores in all of England. From the outside it doesn’t look very big, but it’s really overwhelming when you walk inside. There are three floors full of books on every subject you can think of. The top floor is filled with second-hand books that are available for a reduced price, as well as a few leather chairs for those who wish to relax with a good book. There, we ran into Dr. Swicegood, and he directed us to a shelf with a few of C.S. Lewis’s books on education. Some other people from our group had found all the good books the previous day.
Written by: Katie Brown
We first tried to sneak in a different entrance without paying the admission fee, but our plan was quickly foiled by a guard. The first highlight of the tour was the dining hall! The dining hall and its secret corridor also served as inspiration for Alice in Wonderland! It was unbelievable to think that college students actually ate in the dining hall because it seemed more like a museum than a functional dining facility. After the dining hall, we visited the cathedral. A choir from a university in the United States was performing, so we stayed for a bit to listen to them. After the cathedral, we walked around the campus and saw all the different buildings. After leaving Christ Church, we decided to visit Blackwell’s. Blackwell’s is one of the biggest and most well known bookstores in all of England. From the outside it doesn’t look very big, but it’s really overwhelming when you walk inside. There are three floors full of books on every subject you can think of. The top floor is filled with second-hand books that are available for a reduced price, as well as a few leather chairs for those who wish to relax with a good book. There, we ran into Dr. Swicegood, and he directed us to a shelf with a few of C.S. Lewis’s books on education. Some other people from our group had found all the good books the previous day.Written by: Katie Brown
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