When I get my big break and become famous for my world
famous alcoholic desserts, the Gloucester Arms pub in Kensington would, without
a doubt, be featured on the glorious “Sweet P London Walking Tour” simply
because I stepped in once for less than a half hour, made conversation with a
fairly skilled bartender, and obviously gained the inspiration for one of my
successful creations. …Or so I’ve
learned from my experience on the poorly hyped Harry Potter Quest Walk. Being a member of the generation that
grew up with the Harry Potter series, I was more than thrilled to explore
London through the eyes of a trained Harry Potter influenced tour guide. Instead, I exposed myself to the great
city as a tourist following a random woman, with her precious wand, through
streets that JK Rowling is believed to have walked through and therefore is
worth mentioning in a Harry Potter walk.
Though, that is not all that I learned. I learned about the famous ‘Dracula’ because vampires and
such creatures come off of some mystical tangent to Harry Potter. It was very interesting, but it wasn’t
what I came for.
She did take us to locations that would have rooms
resembling ones in Harry Potter scenes.
Here’s the bonus: we didn’t get to see them. We just stood huddled in a group, admiring the magical wand,
outside of buildings. Lucky for
some friends and I, we had a pleasantly detailed tour of the same sites earlier
that day. At times, I even
wished I could add some interesting facts I learned to help enhance the
greatest London walking tour of my life.
Nonetheless, I must not complain much simply because I didn’t even pay
for the tour. Thank goodness
because this one was not worth your pounds. I went and joined the tour group after the guide collected
the dues. I didn’t want to
interrupt her muggle theories of sites so I decided to wait until the end to
pay off my ticket to a well disappointing quest, but as the journey continued,
it was no longer worth the confusion and awkward explanation for carrying on without pay.
Save yourself the time and money for this tour, and do
yourself a favor. Go and find a
more worthy Pottermania quest.
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