It is sad that our journey is coming to an end, but it has
been a great time. Sam is constantly stating that he doesn’t want it to end. I
am ready to go home and see all the ones I have missed.
The strike by the tube workers did happen. It was crazy the
amount of people we saw leaving the train station this morning. The TV cameras
were at the chained doors to the tube station. We were planning on buying train
tickets on the normal train this morning, but we were told we had to buy the
express train tickets. Of course, they were more expensive. We were just glad
to have found a way to get to our new hotel near the airport. We took the
express train and I have to say it was fast and the smoothest train I have ever
been on. We got to the airport and found the shuttle to our hotel. In Europe,
you must have to pay to these shuttles, but again we were at least able to get
to our hotel. We checked in early and tried to get options to get to the place
where the shuttle to the Harry Potter Studio. The hotel didn’t have any better
ways, so we took the shuttle back to the airport and found another bus from
there to the point of the shuttle pick up. Yes, that means we spent most of the
day on buses, but this was so important to Sam it was worth it.
I have to say that I am not a Harry Potter super enthusiast.
I have read the books and saw all the movies and really enjoyed both. Sam,
however, has read all the books at least 6 times and seen the movies more. He
is an ultimate fan and was so excited for this day. I was ready to watch him
enjoy himself. I was pleasantly surprised at the day. I love seeing how things
are made and created. This was all about the creation of the movies. We saw,
walked on, touched, drank, and learned all about the making of the movies.
These were the actual sets, costumes, and props used in the movies. The way the
tour is set up, you get to spend as much time exploring the sets as you wanted.
It was almost like being transported to Hogwarts yourself. You learned who was
behind the scenes. These are the people who made the magic happen. From the
animal trainers, to the graphic designers, every member of the staff poured
their heart into these movies. They were together for years and became a
family. The details they put into their work are phenomenal. The newspapers
have actual articles, the paintings were real paintings, and the sets were made
to last forever. These movies were so
special because of these details.
We even got to drink Butter beer. Apparently you can only do
this in two places on earth and this was one of them. The entire experience was
made more special just watching Sam. He was in total bliss. We saw Diagon Alley,
Dumbledore office, and the actual Hogwarts they used for filming. It is a model
and it is spectacular. The detail in this was breathtaking. I was in awe and
Sam was almost crying he was so impressed. I can’t express how cool it was to
see. I can only say I would highly recommend going to see this.
Tomorrow we are hoping to get to the airport on time and
make our flights safely and our time.
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