The UK and Ireland

[blaire.witch]

ok, we'll get tickets online then. thanks for the advice everyone! my friends and i will be in london oct 2-oct 6. ☺️

[cheapangga]

Hi blaire.witch! We did them on separate days. We gave harry potter one day since we planned on exploring the studio. If you have kids and kids at heart with you, you can do windsor castle in the morning and legoland after. We skipped madam tussaud's but went to the london zoo and regent's park nearby. Then camden market near the tube. So that's already 3 days of fun

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[glacy_rein]

sis gj thanks for that! just came back from uk and it was just in time as the british weather started already, raining almost whole day! my boo was a bit upset too however we did so much in that 11days!

5museums and a lot of lunch and dinner dates <3 how I wish I can stay longer.

[blaire.witch]

me too im back!

we enjoyed our 4.5 days in London, we fell in love with it. and still, there's sooo much more to see.

Sa musicals we only watched two - Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, but I'd still want to come back for more! Sobrang natuwa ako sa dami, hehe. Gusto ko balikan yung Lion King, Mamma Mia, Wicked, Once, and Evita.

Sa limang araw namin dun, dalawang araw yung umulan. Yung hindi namin na-enjoy masyado was Windsor Castle kasi ulan. Sayang yun. But okay naman nung pumasok kami sa loob to see Queen Mary's Dollhouse and also the Staterooms. Gusto ko lang sana magkaroon ng mas maraming photoops sa labas ng castle and also sa town ng Windsor. Pero ganun talaga, si weather hindi cooperative. hehe. Buti na lang at umaraw na sa hapon, at na-enjoy na namin yung pagpunta sa Harry Potter Studios.

Sobrang natuwa rin kami sa Bath, and this quaint little town called Lacock malapit sa Chippenham. Super cute. super natuwa ang shutter-happy kong daliri sa magagandang views.

[lemonade]

^hi! it's so nice to hear you enjoyed your visit to london. my 10-year-old daughter and i are going there later this month. i was wondering if you purchased the harry potter studio tour ticket in advance or pwedeng pag nandun na lang? same question with the musicals: did you purchase the tickets online before your trip? thanks.

[blaire.witch]

yeah we bought the tickets online in advance.

for the musicals, you have to get them in advance so u can choose good seats on dates that are convenient for u.

for harry potter, we purchased online vouchers from golden tours, which includes transportation to and from the HP studios. the bus has a Harry Potter design kaya cute. hehe. and convenient too. pick-up and drop-off points are either Victoria or Baker Street. there are discounts if you get the 9am, 5pm and 6pm entrance timings.

[lemonade]

thank you very much! i guess i'll have to buy the tickets now.

[gj1206]

Ako naman I just came back to London last night from holidays in Manila/Boracay/Singapore...at ang weather ay ka-ganda nga. How depressing! Plus the days are shorter. Huhuhu.

But I'm glad to hear you guys enjoyed your respective trips!

[little_princess]

The weather is kinda depressing these days

[glacy_rein]

^my boyfriend says too.. may kasal pa naman sila this weekend sa Ireland and tabing dagat yun. Worry nila baka masira yung kasal kapag nagsimula umulan! tsk

[little_princess]

^ I think the weekend should be better, will find out closer to the time I've been staying home lots kasi bed weather, nakakatamad!

[lemonade]

so sad because the warner bros. studio tour (the making of harry potter) is already fully booked.  my little girl was very disappointed at first, but then she told me she'll just buy herself a wand from the harry potter store in king's cross station. so medyo okay na siya, pero sayang talaga.

[glacy_rein]

^sayang sis! super ganda pa naman sa Leavesden. Line up nalang din sa cart sa King's Cross para kunwari papasok na sya sa Hogwarts!

[lemonade]

^thanks, glacy_rein! that's our plan na lang. nakakahinayang lang talaga, pero kasi i didn't want to book the tour way ahead of time kasi non-refundable, non-cancellable and non-amendable na raw yung booking. so i waited until malapit na kaming umalis, eh yun pala half-term break sa UK kaya maraming mga schoolkids ang mamamasyal din.

[glacy_rein]

^not to mention the special Dark Arts inside! I envy that, kung pwede lang ako magstay ng matagal I will really go for that!

oo nga fixed na talaga yung schedule kapag ganun, before I even asked if I can just go to the souvenir shop to buy stuffs but they said I should have another ticket so I just decided to go to King's cross.

[lemonade]

^i spoke too soon! i was able to book us a harry potter tour just now! 4pm entrance na nga lang, and on our last night in london, pero okay na rin. *fingers crossed*

[glacy_rein]

^^Wow sis!! enjoy! take lots of photos!!!

[little_princess]

Anybody tried using the London Pass? Is there any other similar passes for London?

[entwife]

Will go to London soon! As of now, backread muna.

[lyrahs]

^^we tried the London Pass. Merong pass na valid for 1 day, meron din 2 days. Yung sa amin 1 day lang, £40 yun. Marami naman kaming napuntahan (hindi ko na masyadong matandaan kasi 2012 pa yun. Hehe)

Mahal ang mga hotels sa Central London. May mga bed and breakfast naman na malapit sa mga train station or sa Heathrow area (Travelodge or Premiere Inn). Madali lang din naman ang transport system sa London (kuha kayo ng London Tube Map), meron silang day pass, pwede sa lahat ng bus at train basta within London lang.

Maraming museum na libre (kung mahilig kayo sa museum), mga landmarks na picture-worthy.