I have to say, Universal Orlando’s new Diagon Alley could easily turn anyone into a Harry Potter fan. After visiting for the Diagon Alley preview, I couldn’t wait to go home and watch the movies, just to see how spot on all of the details were. Before we could enter Diagon Alley, we had to take Hogwarts Express from Hogsmeade to King’s Cross. I could see the train approaching the station by the steam coming from the engine. It slowly…
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Going back to my trip to London… If you read some of my previous posts then you know I am a fan of parks, gardens and nature. Florida provides the perfect setting for all those things, but I seem to find some of the most beautiful parks and gardens when I travel out of the state of Florida. All week as I was going back and forth through London in a taxi, we kept passing by St. James’s Park. I…
I am a huge fan of getting lost in a park; wandering for hours until I have to somehow recall which path or paths I must take to find my way back. On my recent trip to London, which was a business trip, I was lucky enough to have just enough down time to explore a few of the parks the city had to offer. Just a few short blocks from my hotel were Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. I made…
I’m spending a little over a week across the pond and so far I am loving it. The weather has been amazing; plenty of sunshine and not too cold. The last two days I’ve tried to spend as much time as possible outside enjoying this unusual London weather. I mean, I’m from Florida so I’m used to the sunshine, but when you think of London you don’t generally think of bright, sunny blueskies. As I mentioned, I was determined to…