For the past 11 days, I was on Spring Break! The first 6 days I spent in England. Here’s what I did!
Day 1: The Making of Harry Potter
Highlights: left Madrid on the 6:35 AM Ryanair flight to Stansted. It took FOREVER to get from Stansted into London. I had just enough time to get my bearings, check in, eat, shower, and take the bus to the Warner Brothers’ studio where they filmed all of the Harry Potter movies. I’ve stood in Hogwarts’ Great Hall so my life is complete.
Buckbeak!
Diagon Alley!
At number 4 Privet Drive!
One of the Hedwig owls.
“Cockroach cluster!” Let me into Dumbledore’s office, please.
At Hogwarts.
Day 2: Seeing Rachel at Oxford
Highlights: I got to see Rachel! Rachel showed me all around Oxford (the Bodleian, the Radcliffe Camera, All Souls, Christ Church, the Sheldonian Theatre, St John’s, and Blackwell’s). She made sure to point out which parts of Christ Church and the Bodleian were used to film Harry Potter. It was fantastic to see her on the other side of the Atlantic!
Will you take me to the Yule Ball? These steps were used in the fourth Harry Potter movie!
At Divinity School, which was used as the hospital wing in Harry Potter!
All Souls.
At Christ Church.
The Hall at Christ Church was the model for Hogwarts’ Great Hall in the HP movies.
The Great Hall at “Hogwarts” a.k.a. Warner Brothers.
Day 3: A little bit of everything
Highlights: The British Museum (seeing the Rosetta Stone, the first cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, the Ancient Egyptian collection, sculptures and friezes from the Parthenon, and pieces from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos). Afternoon tea with gluten-free scones and cake at The Royal Horseguards. Wandering around Trafalgar Square. Seeing “Jersey Boys” at Piccadilly Theatre.
Giant horse from Halikarnassos.
The Parthenon Gallery.
A mummy in the Egyptian Gallery.
Tea at the Royal Horseguards.
Day 4: Bridges and Towers
Highlights: The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe, and walking along the Thames.
At the Tower of London, facing the Tower Bridge.
London Bridge!
Inside Shakespeares’ Globe.
The view walking along the Thames.
Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Ate dinner by the Thames.
Day 5: Church, State, and Museum
Highlights: Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Natural History Museum, drinking coffee and reading in Russell Square.
Big Ben.
Waiting in line to go into Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey.
In front of the London Eye.
Fun facts in the Natural History Museum Dinosaur exhibit.
Day 6: Leaving
Highlights: I had to leave at 11 AM in order to get out to Stansted and make my flight. I did wake up early to eat the delicious (and included) breakfast at my budget hotel. Afterwards, I grabbed coffee and sat in the sunlight in front of the British Museum. I used my last hour of site seeing to finish seeing the galleries devoted to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.
Adorable breakfast china.
My view of the British Museum while I drank my coffee.
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