2024 London: Day 2

We woke up early on Saturday and headed about an hour outside of London to visit the Harry Potter Studios. While there we toured the sets from Harry Potter films for hours! We learned all sorts of fun facts and got a behind-the-scenes view of everything that goes into making the movies. It didn't seem like we were there for half the day because there was so much to do!

After the studios, we went to the South Bank of London, which is on the side of the river opposite Big Ben. We were able to take pictures, browse vendors near the river, and enjoy street musicians. We also saw the Covid memorial created by people in London who lost loved ones.

After dinner, we headed to our first theatre performance! We attended "Dear Octopus" at the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain (aka the National Theatre). It was great and the set was beautiful. We had lots of fun doing a post-show critique on the bus!

Ms. Kathleen Adams, Chair, Upper School VPA






Location: London, UK

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