Vacation Days 8-9, Ireland

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After getting back to the hotel in Edinburgh late last night, we were up early—3 a.m. early—for a flight to Cork, Ireland. He arrived at the airport, got through security, and sat down for breakfast at 5 a.m. I ordered tea and a breakfast sandwich. Others around us ordered mimosas with barely enough OJ to … Read more

Vacation–Day 7, The Hogwarts Express

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The 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/ Day 5 (London-Sunday Roast): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/30/vacation-day-5-sunday-roast/ Day 6 (London-Travel Day): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/12/13/vacation-day-6-travel-day/   Today was the day to ride the Hogwarts Express in … Read more

Erin’s Life Changes Forever

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  From Erin’s journal…  A few days ago, Frank Brentford asked me for a favor that changed my life forever. He wanted me to fly him along with unknown cargo halfway around Mars to the middle of nowhere—just like we’d done before. For anyone else, it would’ve been insane. For Frank, it barely registered as … Read more

Vacation Day 6: Travel Day

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Previous Europe 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/ Day 5 (London-Sunday Roast): https://georgegmoore.com/2025/11/30/vacation-day-5-sunday-roast/   Today, Kel and I leave London for Edinburgh, Scotland, so we have an early start … Read more

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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Vacation, Day Two-London Rock ‘n Roll Tour

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Previous post: day 1 in London sightseeing…

 

A rock ‘n roll tour was day 2’s activity. Kel and I set out from The Belgrave Hotel to Pimlico Underground Station, where we intended to take the tube to meet our tour guide, Lee.

London Underground Sign
Sign to London Underground station

 

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