Oxford

The only thing I had ever known Oxford for was the University. To my surprise, Oxford is a quaint city with loads of gorgeous architectural designs and actually Oxford University encompasses a large group of colleges. We spent the day exploring one college in particular, Christ Church College known for its great dining hall and staircases where parts of Harry Potter was filmed. Charles Dodgson (a.k.a Lewis Carroll) , the author of Alice in Wonderland, studied at Christ Church. In the dining hall there were parts of the stain glass where the characters from Alice in Wonderland were placed. Also, Cheshire cat heads were engraved into the border around the entire room. The character Alice was inspired by the Dean's daughter of Christ Church College, Alice Liddell.

Look for the Alice in Wonderland characters

Along with Lewis Carroll, Tolkien (the author of the Lord of the Rings series) and C.S. Lewis (author of the Chronicles of Narnia) both studied at Oxford University. The influence of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien in the city of Oxford was specific to this one place called the Eagle and Child- a small restaurant/pub where Tolkien and Lewis went often to discuss and read their latest writings and critic each other's work. Several quotes and picture of both the authors were heavily prevalent throughout the building.