Month: November 2025

Vacation Day 5-Sunday Roast

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Previous vacation posts…

Day 1 (London): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/18/vacation-day-one-london/

Day 2 (London-Rock ‘n Roll Tour): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/26/vacation-day-two-london-rock-n-roll-tour/

Day 3 (London-Harry Potter, Part 1): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/02/vacation-day-3-the-harry-potter-experience-part-1/

Day 3 (London-Harry Potter, Part 2): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/09/vacation-day-3-the-harry-potter-experience-part-2/

Day 4 (London-ABBA Voyage): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/17/vacation-day-4-london-and-abba-voyage/

 

This was our last full day in London. The main item on today’s agenda was Sunday Roast with a couple my in-laws met at Disney World a couple of decades ago.

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Vacation Day 4: London and ABBA Voyage

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Previous European vacation posts… Day 1 (London): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/18/vacation-day-one-london/ Day 2 (London-Rock ‘n Roll Tour): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/26/vacation-day-two-london-rock-n-roll-tour/ Day 3 (London-Harry Potter, Part 1): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/02/vacation-day-3-the-harry-potter-experience-part-1/ Day 3 (London-Harry Potter, Part 2): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/09/vacation-day-3-the-harry-potter-experience-part-2/   While getting ready for a full day in London, the screw holding a lens of my glasses came loose. I have nothing with me to … Read more

Vacation Day 3, The Harry Potter Experience, Part 2

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Here are links to my previous vacation posts:

Day 1 (London): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/18/vacation-day-one-london/

Day 2 (London-Rock ‘n Roll Tour): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/26/vacation-day-two-london-rock-n-roll-tour/

Day 3 (London-Harry Potter, Part 1): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/02/vacation-day-3-the-harry-potter-experience-part-1/

 

Before proceeding into Hogwarts, a stop in the Forbidden Forest is in order. Below are pictures of Aragog (a spider), a Dementor, and Buckbeak (a Hippogriff). The most interesting part was Paolo providing behind-the-scenes information. The ground, while looking like dirt and rock, is actually rubberized, so if the kids fell, they wouldn’t get hurt badly. Likewise, the trees were fake, made the same way Hogwarts walls were made. The sets must to be moved and stored when not in use. Sturdiness and lightness were key.

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Vacation Day 3, The Harry Potter Experience, Part 1

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Prior vacation posts:
Day 1 (London): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/18/vacation-day-one-london/
Day 2 (London-Rock ‘n Roll Tour): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/10/26/vacation-day-two-london-rock-n-roll-tour/

 

Today’s the big day—Kel and I headed to Leavesden for The Making of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. Studios, London. I took around 160 photos and will post about 60, which is too many for one post. So I’ll break the day into two posts.

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