Tuesday 16 October 2012


Oxford

On a Thursday in September, our entire class met an early morning on Bath Bus Station, ready to go to Oxford for the very first time. At least, most of us had never been there before. It was a long ride by coach, but traveling with a group of friends is always fun. Some had huge expectations, and some had no expectations at all. However, this ended up being a trip that we will remember.

When we first arrived outside one of Oxford’s many colleges, two guides were already there to meet us. We were delegated into two groups to make the sightseeing easier. Firstly, the guides showed us one of Oxford’s colleges and told us a lot about life as a student in the city now compared to previous times. What was even more interesting was when the guides took us to see some of the locations where different scenes from the “Harry Potter” films were shot. Among these were the ballroom that was used as Hogwarts’ infirmary and room where Professor McGonagall teaches Ron Weasley to dance, the field where Hogwarts’ students practice their “Quidditch” and the dining room that was the inspiration to ‘’The Great Hall’’ where Hogwarts’ students eat and have their assemblies. Some of the girls were really excited by seeing these famous locations. Certainly, a lot of pictures were taken, including a group picture of the entire class. Unfortunately, Fredrik was missing because he was ill this day. For this reason, we photo shopped him into the photo afterwards.

After the sightseeing, which we all really enjoyed, we were given some free time to experience Oxford as a city on our own. Some spent it eating while other went shopping. A few of the students even went to a museum. That is to say we all had the opportunity to be a tourist in the exact way we wanted, which we really appreciated. On our way home we were tired but satisfied. Most of the students seemed to have enjoyed Oxford as a city, and some even decided that they wanted to apply for Oxford University after graduating from Oslo Handelsgymnasium. Only time will show if that ever happens, but it’s motivating to have a dream.

The entire class under a tree in the Hogwarts courtyard. (Notice Fredrik, second on the left at the rearmost row. It's magic!)

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