Our final day in London. It was also our most anticipated day: Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio Tour!!!
We took tube to London Euston and transferred to the Euston Railway station (the Oyster card can be used for the train). When we were looking like lost puppies, one conductor shouted to us "Harry Potter Studio, platform XX!" Were we wearing a sign, or were all tourists there for the same purpose?
The train journey took about 30 mins, we were lucky to take the express train. That day was very cold, and we had to wait at the bus stop for the shuttle bus just opposite the station for 20 mins.
The bus came!
After a short journey, we arrived at the studio.
We verified our confirmation email and gotten our tickets, and we went to queue to enter. The Harry Potter music surrounded us and we could feel the excitement.
We were lead into a "cinema" to hear some introduction and rules. Apparently, it was school holiday, thus there would be a special event where there would be real and fake chocolate props in different areas of the studios for us (actually, the children) to guess. And apparently, it was a kid's birthday, so she would open the door to the magical world.
Part 1: The props
The Great Hall
The Diagon Alley!!! It was so cool to walk through the alley.
Platform 9 3/4 (and studio shop)
Butterbeer and food. The ice cream was fine, but the butterbeer was out of this world. We suspect that it was salted caramel ice cream (extra thick and smooth) and soda.
Outdoor area
Part 2: Background stories of effects and props
Studio shop
That marked the end of the tour. What was very memorable about this "field trip" was the courteous manner exhibited by both the bus conductor and passengers. The passengers would greet the bus conductor: "Good morning, how do you do?", "Thank you for the safe journey". The bus conductor would also greet us back, "Hope you girls enjoyed your trip to London"...etc. This left me a very good impression of London.
We went back Oxford Street for some more shopping as we didn't have enough time and energy yesterday. I also needed a trench-coat (too cold!!!) and shoes (it fell apart).
The last place we went to was Regent Park, which was nearby our accommodation. We saw people sitting on the benches in the park reading books. It was very relaxing.
On the way back, we felt hungry and ate our dinner at Pret A Manger, which can be seen everywhere in London. It wasn't exactly cheap, but it felt good to "eat clean" once a while.
We went back to the house (and on the way picked up some food from the Tesco :p ), we need to wake up very early on the next day.
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