Wednesday, November 24, 2010

WALKING AROUND IN HOGSMEADE

WALKING AROUND HOGSMEADE MADE THE HARRY POTTER FANTASY COME TO LIFE & MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU COULD DEFINITELY RECEIVE YOUR LETTER FROM HOGWARTS IN THE MAIL.


FIRST STOP...HONEYDUKES OF COURSE



THERE WERE HARDLY ANY PEOPLE IN HOGSMEADE .... MAYBE WE MISSED THE DEATH EATERS !!!

BERTIE BOTTS





CHOCOLATE FROGS


WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE SHOP YOU CAN HEAR THE FROGS CROAKING.

ZONKOS






OLLIVANDERS






WE WAITED LIKE AND HOUR AND A HALF TO GET IN HERE AND HAVE THE WAND CHOOSING EXPERIENCE...NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DID NOT GET A FREE WAND OUT OF THE 30 PEOPLE THEY LET IN AT A TIME...FIGURED WE HAD A GOOD CHANCE SINCE WE MADE UP 5 OF THE 30 , BUT THE ODDS WERE NOT ON OUR SIDE.
WE STILL ALL BOUGHT WANDS THOUGH.




OFF TO BUY OUR BOOKS.

THE PICTURE ON THE BOOK COVER WAS MOVING LIKE ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE WIZARDING WORLD.





WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY IN HOGSMEADE, YOU STOP AND EAT AT

THE 3 BROOMSTICKS



WE ALL ORDERED FISH & CHIPS WITH BUTTERBEER.

BUTTERBEER IS SOOOO GOOD.

BUT MARK WAS NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED !!!

IT HAS THE WORD BEER IN IT AND YET IT IS NON ALCOHOLIC ???


SO WE HEADED TO THE HOGS HEAD SO DADDY COULD GET AN ADULT BEVERAGE.


THERE HE IS PAYING FOR HIS DRINK.

ANYONE FANCY A BUTTERBEER OR PUMPKIN JUICE ???


BUTTERBEER DRUNK !!!
THE WITCHES BATHROOM SIGN, I NEVER USED THE BATHROOM IN HOGSMEADE, BUT THE BOYS DID AND THEY SAID THAT MOANING MYRTLE WAS IN THERE....HAD I KNOWN THAT IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER VOICE ON RECORD....URGH



WISH MY CAMERA HADNT DIED ON ME AFTER I SNAPPED THIS PICTURE....BOTH SCHOOL GUESTS PERFORMED LIKE THEY DID IN GOBLET OF FIRE...IM SURE YOU CAN WATCH A VIDEO OF IT ON YOUTUBE AS WELL AS THE CHOIR PERFORMANCE.

THE ATM MACHINES

THESE ARE OTHER RANDOM SHOTS AROUND HOGSMEADE.




HERMIONES DRESS FROM THE YULE BALL.







OUR TRIP WAS AMAZING AND I HOPE THAT WHILE WE ARE IN GERMANY THEY EXPAND ON THE THEME PARK....THERE ARE ONLY 3 RIDES IN THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AND THE REST IS FOOD AND SHOPS...MAYBE THE FORBIDDEN FORREST AND DIAGON ALLEY OR KNOCKTURN ALLEY COULD BE ADDED AT SOME POINT.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

omg so jealous it was lolol mel and i laughed at the butterbeer