Back to London...and Harry Potter

After a whirlwind tour of Ireland, we eagerly came back to London for one night only, with our Harry Potter Studio Tour tickets in hand.  I was incredibly excited to go to this, having grown up with Harry Potter et al, as was Chewy.  After a bright and early 6am flight from Dublin, we made it back to London and stayed with our lovely friends (and their cute, little cats), and prepared for the evening tour with a good old power nap.  Once we were well rested, and after several train journeys, and a final bus ride to the Warner Brothers' studios, we made it to the Great Hall...

 

The Yule Ball dress robes.  Even better in person than on screen.

Chewy is unhappy.  Very unhappy.  Very unhappy about not receiving his Hogwarts letter.

The Chamber of Secrets scares me to this day.

Butterbeer in hand!

It was the most magical evening, and we both had the absolutely best time.  I cannot recommend going to this enough, but do make sure you book your tickets in advance as they do sell out quickly, especially during holiday periods.  

And what made this visit even better? It was our anniversary! Take note boys, the way to a girl's heart is most definitely through Harry Potter related activities.

Ireland in 2 Days - Cliffs of Moher Edition

Hello lovely readers! Again I have to apologise for the extreme delay between blog entries, but travelling and good internet connections do not go hand in hand, and so unfortunately the blog entries had to wait for the time being.  However, as I have settled down on the top bunk of my hostel in LA, I'm reminiscing about good times past...

We decided on doing a one day tour to the cliffs due to our extreme time constraints, but I would definitely recommend spending more time in Galway because it's a beautiful part of Ireland.  Without further ado though, here are the pictures.

We met a friendly goat, Billy, who had been taken into care by the family that ran the tours, when they found him abandoned and hungry in the wilderness.

 This was Darragh, our guide for the day.

I think the pictures speak for themselves in this entry.  The scenery is simply stunning, I cannot recommend visiting enough.  

For those interested, we booked the tour through our hostel and they recommended MacCoole Tours as they are a family run affair.  Our guide, Darragh, was pretty much a stand up comedian and a really friendly chap, so I would recommend these guys.   They even offer home-made cakes in their grannies old cottage for morning tea, what could be better?!

Ireland in 2 Days - Dublin Edition

From Cornwall we made our way to Ireland, and stayed in lovely Dublin.  Unfortunately, we didn't give ourselves much time there and only had 2 full days to explore. 

I'll let the pictures do the talking for this entry. But let me tell you, it includes one of my favourite veggie burgers.

 

This beauty can be had at any Gourmet Burger Kitchen throughout the UK.

After a fair amount of sightseeing, it started raining (it is Ireland after all) and so we started our own little pub crawl.  Chewy made me try Guiness, which I wasn't a fan of, but good thing the Irish are also fans of cider.  We met some lovely people in the pubs, and had a raging good time with all the music and singing and dancing that was going on.  Happy days!

Frolicking Through the Fields of Zennor, Cornwall

First things first - apologies for the complete lack of posts recently, I've just been incredibly busy and haven't had a moment to post anything unfortunately.

But anyway, I can't finish my posts about Cornwall without mentioning the adorable village we stayed in.  Zennor is a teeny tiny dot on the map, but it's one of my favourite places on earth now.  Home to the Tinners Arms pub, our hostel (more on that later), and a handful of houses, there isn't much, but it is exactly that which makes it so lovely.

We stealth walked around the fields in hope of not disturbing all the rabbits, and it took many attempts to get a photo of one!

Now onto our hostel...again, one of my favourites.  It's called Zennor Backpackers and can be found in this converted chapel, which is also home to a cafe on the ground floor.  Our room had a perfect, unrestricted view of the cliffs, it was simply stunning.

After spending a long time playing with the calves, you can have some delicious food and plenty of drinks at the Tinners Arms.  It's one of the oldest pubs in the world, and really cosy and perfect for some drinks, and also has plenty of vegetarian options thankfully.