Cornmarket Street

Looking for Harry Potter

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January 1st 2007
Getting to Oxford took quite a long time, as the train must have made about 15 stops. I got to see quite a bit of the middle of England though! Once there I went exploring as best I could, since everything had closed and it was dark and cold. That night I met some interesting people in the hostel, including a guy from Zimbabwe, who told me of the country's condition and how his friends, family ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more