[HPFGU-Movie] Has anyone been to the locations of the Harry Potter films

[Karen]

Sounds REALLY fun. So, what IS a knickerbocker glory then? I mean, how is it
made? What's in it?


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From: <artsylynda at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Has anyone been to the locations of the Harry
Potter films


> We just got back from a two week trip to England, and took the  train out
of
> Kings Cross twice, actually.  They have now installed half of  a luggage
> trolley in a brick wall between platforms 9 and 10 and labeled it
"Platform 9 3/4"
> so people can have their pictures taken there (which I did, of
course!!!).
> The regular trains are FAST (90 mph at least) and look like  it.  A steam
> train would attract attention even if it wasn't the Hogwart's  Express!  I
suppose
> they must set a track aside for the slower "excursion"  trains like that.
>
> They offer a Potter fan tour every July now on the Hogwarts Express  (we
> looked into it while planning our trip, but we wanted to go in June before
> schools were out and when the flowers would be in bloom - and when it
wouldn't  be
> too hot!)  Well, we hit school groups from Europe nearly everyplace we
went in
> London - Dutch, French, German, and other languages I couldn't identify
at
> all.  (We ran into the Dutch students at Leeds Castle, and a tour guide
told
> us they were Dutch.)  The Potter tour costs about $2000 per person
(that's US
> dollars, not British pounds - and you need to realize that the  exchange
rate
> makes the British pound worth about $1.85 US, so our dollars don't  go
nearly
> as far there as they do in countries that use Euros, which are about
equal to
> a dollar in value.)
>
> There are filming sites you can see on your own or on day tours or
walking
> tours of London.  Just put "Harry Potter filming site tours" in a  search
> engine and you'll find a whole list.   The walking tours take  you past
the Leaky
> Cauldron, the proposed Ministry of Magic location, various  other places.
You
> can't get inside Australia House (which was the interior  of Gringott's)
> unless you have actual business there (or are an Aussie, I  suppose).  I
can't
> think of the other locations we passed right now,  sorry.
>
> BTW - Dumbledore's favorite sweet, "Sherbet Lemons" are real, and  are
> delicious!  And "knickerbocker glory" is a real ice cream treat too -
absolutely
> huge.  (Remember Harry got to finish Dudley's knickerbocker  glory in the
zoo
> that time?)  I was amazed at how much JKR used in her  stories that SOUND
> magical but are simply British!  LOL!
>
> If you have the chance, get on a train and ride north.  Once  you leave
the
> environs of London, you'll see detached houses with those glass  rooms on
the
> back, much like the Dursleys!  They must cost a bundle though  - real
estate in
> England is very pricey.
>
> Happy traveling!
>
> Lynda
>
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