D -- isle of skye
so, we made a list of blog topics that we would like to cover. i have a bit of time and would like to share about harry potter, a running theme on our trip. we've mentioned it all before, but i just wanna bring it all together, for the record, ya know? i am only sorry that we can't add pictures yet. maybe at the next hostel...
CAUTION:::: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS:::::::::
so, we were IN LONDON on the opening night of harry potter: order of the phoenix. too bad we were so tired... well, we did see the movie about a week later and gave it 6 thumbs up. although, it was very strange seeing our brother on the big screen. the very first scene, we turned to each other FREAKING OUT at how much he looked like anthony. seriously spooky. well, the casting was perfect. PROFESSOR UMBRIDGE... did you LOVE HER??????? hem, hem... with her wardrobe colors and kitten plates, she was stepford wives scary. "evil, like the fru-its of the de-vil, eee-vil." the actress played her perfectly. and we LOVED how the headquarters appeared, differently than we imagined, but great. one of the things that bugged me about reading book 5 was the fact that harry was a whiney diaper baby. wah wah this and that. thankfully, he wasn't annoying in the movie. moving on...
i think we mentioned that we were in line at 11:15 pm (i will point out again that it is 8 hours ahead of home) we bought the first 2 copies from WH Smith at inverness. although j hadn't brought her cape, there was a wizard in line. and some people who told us about all sorts of websites relating to harry potter. j finished the book SO FAST. c and i spent DAYS reading. we enjoyed the highland games, but didn't do much else... WE HAD TO FINISH IT. finally at 2:30 am on monday, all 3 of us were done and could get on with our lives. unfortunately, time didn't stand still for us, but we have been much more active on skye.
lastly, we saw the hogwarts express. the steam train used in the movie, it is beautiful. originally, we wanted to take a trip on the train, but it didn't work out. it was ALMOST as good seeing the train and getting our pic taken in front of it.
well, i have just a minute until the computer boots me off and i want to post this. LOVE TO ALL, and HERE'S TO HARRY!!!!!
3 comments:
Okay, I gotta say it...
So you are on vacation in Scotland, spending at an exchange rate of 2.0 and carrying everything you buy, and you have to have Harry????????
I don't get it....
I am officially and unequivocally old (or sane), but ya know...I can live with it!
I would have bought it too!!!
I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Fav by far!!!
~Jen
I guess the Harry life is everywhere. We have had people who can't eat their dinner 'cause they are reading. Kids can't play. Anthony and Randy finished. Dad is starting. Harry rules. Have fun and I love you.
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