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Could this be our final day touring the UK?  As we made our way back to London after two nights in the countryside we spent the morning exploring Oxford. We were over awed by the architecture and have bookmarked this beautiful city for a deeper exploration one day.<\/p>\n

9 days in and this was our first full English breakfast <\/p>\n

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\n Christ Church <\/p>\n

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The college’s food hall.  Easy to see how it inspired the movie set of Hogwarts Hall. <\/p>\n

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The Cathedrals high  altar<\/p>\n

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\nOxford’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’. Looking forward to seeing Venice’s version in just over a week’s time.<\/p>\n

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Thanks Karin for the use of Sybil. <\/p>\n

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