Chapter 5: Arrival Day Part 10
King’s Cross Station photos continued:
And here’s the train that has come back to the station:
Here’s the inside of the train:
The person in the picture’s entire traveling party videotaped (including the person in the picture) the whole ride. You aren’t supposed to video tape it. When you’re trying to watch the scenes I will say it’s a bit distracting to have people’s phones all up filming. Also it’s darker inside the rooms so the light from cell phones is also a bit distracting. I understand the urge to film the ride though.
Now I know they say the better way to ride Hogwarts Express is to start in Hogsmeade and make your way over to Diagon Alley but the way it worked out we would always start on Diagon Alley side. If you have the opportunity I would however suggest if it’s your first time to ride the Hogwarts Express starting in Hogsmeade and make your way over to Diagon Alley.
So once the train arrived in Hogsmeade station we exited the train. Here’s a photo of the station:
I may have more photos of the station and if I do I’ll post them later.
So as we were exiting the train we noticed..it was pouring rain. I think I forgot to mention it but Aaron bought a nicer poncho just in case. Normally we’re not ones to shy away from rain but I think he just figured if I was bringing a rain jacket he might as well bring something himself. So we pulled out the poncho and the rain jacket and started walking. I had on my Sperry water shoes so the rain didn’t bother me as far as walking in it.
Our destination was Three Broomsticks as we had decided with the rain it was a good time to get some food. I don’t have it listed exactly but it was after 5pm when we got to Three Broomsticks I neglected to get photos of our meals sorry about that. Right now that seems to be the only receipt I cannot find. I got Rotisserie Smoked Chicken Platter which is served with corn on the cob and roasted potatoes and costs $12.99. Aaron got the Beef Pasties with Garden Salad which is flakey pastry pies filled with ground beef, vegetables & potatoes served with a side salad & choice of dressing and costs $9.99. As I don’t have the receipt I don’t know if the pricing changed or not since September but I’ll assume those were the pricing back then. The total cost including tax would be $24.47. We got courtesy cups of water for our drinks.
Here’s a google photo of the chicken platter (credit on google images shows it’s from an unknown to me Heather Windfield):
Here’s a google photo of the beef pasties (credit on google images shows it’s from Theme Park Tourist):
After I had gotten done eating I decided to try and give Disney a call regarding my room being assigned so we sat down just outside the ride; this gave us the ability to rest for a few moments. I had opted to do Online Check in. I wasn’t too worried but I thought a quick call may not hurt to see if a room had been assigned but had not yet been e-mailed/texted or listed in
MDE as far as the room number.
I called via MDE the hotel but I know I was directed to a call center rather than the hotel itself. The representative saw that they were working on getting me the room information. We disconnected and sure enough about 5 minutes later I noticed in MDE that my room number had been assigned.
I took a screenshot of that:
We finished eating and stuck around a bit longer for the rain to let up a bit. We left Three Broomsticks around 5:45pm. I enjoyed the chicken (and I remember getting that back in September 2011) but Aaron didn’t like the beef pasties very much.