It's the Hogwarts Express at the Universal Orlando Resort and I remembered that when I went to England in 2001 I actually rode on the official train used in the movies. It was before the first movie actually came out. This is one of the few things that I consistently brag about to new acquaintances. There's riding on the Hogwarts Express Train, Meeting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and holding a baby anteater. I would not throw all three out at once. Usually, just one of the three would apply to that person or group. Literary people would get the train bit, celebrity or wrestling people would get "The Rock" bit, and nature folks would get the anteater bit. Here's a site about some of the actual locations in the UK where parts of the Harry Potter movies were filmed. Anyway, I may have a chance to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando in a couple of weeks. More on that detail later.
8.31.2010
Rowling the Philanthropist
J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) is in the news today. She has donated millions of dollars to the building of a new MS research facility and clinic in Scotland. Her mother passed away from complications of MS. I'm just so proud of nearly everything this woman has done in her life and I wanted to share the news. The article also included this great picture from the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.
It's the Hogwarts Express at the Universal Orlando Resort and I remembered that when I went to England in 2001 I actually rode on the official train used in the movies. It was before the first movie actually came out. This is one of the few things that I consistently brag about to new acquaintances. There's riding on the Hogwarts Express Train, Meeting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and holding a baby anteater. I would not throw all three out at once. Usually, just one of the three would apply to that person or group. Literary people would get the train bit, celebrity or wrestling people would get "The Rock" bit, and nature folks would get the anteater bit. Here's a site about some of the actual locations in the UK where parts of the Harry Potter movies were filmed. Anyway, I may have a chance to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando in a couple of weeks. More on that detail later.
It's the Hogwarts Express at the Universal Orlando Resort and I remembered that when I went to England in 2001 I actually rode on the official train used in the movies. It was before the first movie actually came out. This is one of the few things that I consistently brag about to new acquaintances. There's riding on the Hogwarts Express Train, Meeting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and holding a baby anteater. I would not throw all three out at once. Usually, just one of the three would apply to that person or group. Literary people would get the train bit, celebrity or wrestling people would get "The Rock" bit, and nature folks would get the anteater bit. Here's a site about some of the actual locations in the UK where parts of the Harry Potter movies were filmed. Anyway, I may have a chance to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando in a couple of weeks. More on that detail later.
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