On the way out, the tour guide chatted about all the sights we were passing. Alas, it was raining and the coach was full so all the windows steamed up. "Off to your right, you will see Buckingham Palace," he raved, and we all stared at the condensation-logged window. "To your left, Hyde Park!" and we all stared at the condensation on the other side.
Anyway, eventually we arrived, because the Easter Monday traffic was light (finally, an upside to the petrol crisis!). We had a civilised lunch, and then went in for our tour. We saw film sets like the Great Hall, and props like the knitting that knits itself. There was lots to see and LOTS of people there to see it! I pretended to be Harry Potter (though I baulked at putting a lightning scar on my face), my brother-in-law R was Ron (he has the right hair colour!), and my sister K was Hermione (me: don't straighten your hair! You need to be wearing bushy hair and a slightly anxious expression. K: one leads to the other...)
We had a nice time, and then came home to Ben&Jerry's icecream. A lovely day!
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