Magdalen College Oxford

OXFORD

The place of myths both in the United States and England. It is where the educated attend school. They achieve some type of mystical powers by attending this school, which makes them one of the elite. One of the intelligentsia. An expert who now has access to the highest members of the intellectual debate. In other words...almost …

Yesterday, I got into Oxford and went for a walk around straight away, even though it was 6pm. Now, I'm so glad I did because there was absolutely beautiful sunshine and I fell in love with Oxford straight away. Unfortunately now the weather has turned grey and rainy. In fact, the United Kingdom is having one of its wettest summers on record. Trust …

... Spires. Arriving early in the morning we were greeted by the rainy weather, but headed down the main road to see Magdalen College. The college buildings are covered in all kinds of gargoyles and old gothic shapes. Wandering around town we saw the old ...

... - St. Mary the Virgin advertises itself as the highest point, but they leave out "open to the public". You have to be a member of Magdalen College or accompanied by one to go up the Tower. And it was amazing, as you'll see in the pictures. Oh! And we ...

... college. Luckily it was a bright sunny day. Christ Church meadow and Christ Church College Next up a visit to Magdalen College - Oxford's wealthiest and probably most beautiful college. Unfortunately as I am on a tight budget I didn't spend the 3 ...

... the impressive list of alumni. We spent some time in the Pitt Rivers Museum of anthropology and archaeology and checked out the Magdalen college campus. And, because we were tired of sightseeing and chilled to the bone, we spent the last few hours of ...

... of England. The general festivities (for undergraduates in particular) is to stay up partying all night and then go down to Magdalen College tower to hear the Magdalen Boys' Choir sing at 6 AM. In previous years many inebriated students then jump off ...

... looks ancient but is only about 1800s), past the bridge where Peter proposed to Harriet (Lord Peter mystery series), Magdalen College, through universities, across the Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge and watching the punts (different punts, same comments ...

... were there. Due to this, many of the sights were closed or had limited tour options. We peeked through the gates of Magdalen College to see the picturesque grounds where Lewis dreamed up Narnia. We poked around town a bit - moseying through the covered ...

... colleges are closed to the public, but a few allow visitors in for a small fee. We decided to check out a couple - Magdalen College and Christ Church College.  Both were equally gorgeous in their own right, and it was a bit humbling ...

... that was so unappealingly surrounded by construction.  This one was beautiful and NOT construction crazed.  We toured Magdalen College, a beautiful campus with lovely buildings, although my favorite part was its deer park.  Here, in the ...

... great!   I spent about 3 hours in the library and then headed back out to try to tour more colleges.  Unfortunately, Magdalen College, the one I really wanted to see, was closed.  So, I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and ...