Things I love Thursday

This week I love:

Platform 9 ¾ : Because it is real! I was previously mistaken, and this is wonderful. And I have a fabulous video of me attempting to break into Hogwarts. Ten points, Britain, for erecting a monument to the franchise that made me love you.

Windsor: The castle and the town. The castle, because it was beautiful and incredible and huge. Plus, the employees there were some of the nicest I have ever met. They were smiley and helpful and went out of their way to be accommodating. The town was awesome too, because the Thames ran through it and for 22 pounds, five people could rent a motor boat for half and hour and cruise around. The experience was one of my favorite.

Silent Discos: Headphones with multiple channels. Hundreds of people dancing and singing to music only they hear. Pretty much the coolest thing ever.

Honorable Mentions:

Julia’s Bulgarian food; carrot cake; Temple Church; Westminster Palace; chocolate covered strawberries; looking out over Big Ben and the London Eye from a penthouse club; chugging mango/apple/orange smoothies; talking springs in really, really uncomfortable beds; realizing that your head/arm/backpack has finally been released by the angry tube doors.

(I do not love fire alarms. Third one in two weeks. What the heck?)