Thursday, April 18, 2013

The most magical village

hogsmeade 1
zonko's
hogsmeade 2
three broomsticks
scrivenshafts
gilderoy lockhart
owl post
hog's head
barrel of butterbeer
honeydukes side view
wizarding equipment
butterbeer
Adjacent to Hogwarts is captivating wizarding village Hogsmeade, where we dilly dallied away the majority of our time at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. How could we not, with the array of oogle-worthy store displays and barrels of butterbeer just sitting in the middle of the thoroughfare? After we ate pretty decent British fare at The Three Broomsticks, I drank in all of Hogsmeade's details that were painstakingly aligned to those described in the books (Quirky tricks at Zonko's! Wizarding wear at Gladrags! Published works by Gilderoy Lockhart!), while the husband happily guzzled down two frothy mugs of butterbeer - frozen butterscotch-tasting ice cream float goodness. It was jolly grand fun to poke around inside the stores too, but that shall surface in a future post.

In case you missed the prior post on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter:
+ Hogwarts Express and Hogwarts
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23 comments:

  1. CareApril 18, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    This is incredible!! What a magical experience. Love the roof tops, great pictures!!!

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  2. Jo NApril 18, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    I'm so incredibly jealous. I love Harry Potter and yes I was also one of the fanatical people that queue up on the day of the release to get my hands on the book.
    Looking forward to more pictures of your visit :)

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  3. Lindsey Louise BalesApril 18, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Oh,harry potter world! One lucky lady! My family went two years ago, abd they loved it! The photographs you took look amazing!
    Lindsey Louise
    hellomrrabbitblog.com

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  4. Optimistic ExistentialistApril 18, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    I WANT TO GO HERE!! Your blog has caused me to add a lot of things to my bucket list :)

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  5. The Braided BanditApril 18, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    This looks like SO MUCH FUN!! I want to try butter beer so badly!

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  6. UnknownApril 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    Amazing photos! I so want to go to try the butter beer!
    xoxo Aimee
    bowsandbeau-ties.blogspot.com

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  7. Alex HongApril 18, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    Butter beer is sooo good! I miss it so much!

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  8. Travel GourmandeApril 18, 2013 at 1:14 PM

    I've never tried butter beer before. Would love to try. That place looks magical.

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  9. UnknownApril 18, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    Seriously - I want to go there!! Ah!! I was married in Orlando and I am seriously trying to convince my husband to spend an anniversary there. Nothing says love like a Harry Potter theme park. :)

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  10. henning loveApril 18, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    so butterbeer, i assume there is no beer in it right?? the menu of fish and chips and cornish pasties, yum! my mouth is watering. this amusement park looks so fun

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  11. Danika PodholaApril 18, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    Loooove the photos, butter beer!! New post on my blog ---> http://urbanfashionstylee.blogspot.com

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  12. Rowena @ rolala lovesApril 19, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    What an enchanting place! I don't think I would want to leave lol :)

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  13. ShaunaApril 19, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    The minute I saw the first picture I called my kids down to see this post. They keep going back to it. So if you see your stats are skyrocketing for views per day it's undoubtedly the Klippel kids. :) My kids love Harry Potter, my oldest daughter read the series five times and she has four or five notebooks filled with Harry Potter "research." I'm trying to find a Harry Potter trivia game show because she would win in it. Seriously. :)

    This is so fun! We will get there one day. You two are on the move!!! So fun. Helen thank you for reading my blog posts, it's such an honor to have people like you as an audience. Have a great weekend.

    Shauna xo

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  14. dulciApril 19, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    I really wanna visit! looks fun :)

    http://ladulcivida.blogspot.com/

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  15. Brittany KyteApril 19, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    What a blast!! It sounds like you guys are having a marvelous time!

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  16. Livia PangdokoApril 20, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    i want go to butterbeer! really wanna visit there, looks so fun <333

    xx,
    www.mai-vhee.blogspot.com

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  17. beccaApril 20, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    fun fun fun! I've never gotten into harry potter, but by the following I would guess it's worth the effort. so glad you guys are having a fun vacation!

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  18. JaneApril 21, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    Butterbeer was so delicious. I am totally enjoying your pictures from Orlando!

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  19. AshleyApril 21, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    I've always wanted to try butterbeer! You're just making me want to go there more and more!

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  20. Helen @ Blue Eyed Beauty BlogApril 21, 2013 at 10:45 PM

    Hi! I'd like to invite you to contribute dessert recipes to my Multi-Bloggers Board: Desserts! If you might be interested, please check out this post which I just published on my blog!

    http://blueeyedbeautyblogg.blogspot.com/2013/04/blogger-announcment-promoting-with.html

    Thanks!! Hope to hear from you soon!

    Helen
    Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
    Exercise Encouragement Group Blog

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  21. Nikki | The Ginger DiariesApril 23, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    That butterbeer looks pretty weird, haha. I have no idea what a float is, but I've seen it on other blogs before. I should search a tasty looking float recipe on Pinterest and make it to see what it actually is ^^ x

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  22. Lauren VanderbergApril 23, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    so. cool. :)

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  23. Diary of a Brown Eyed GirlApril 24, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    These pictures are amazing! I love your blog!

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