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Well, today we had a trip out to see the Queen, only she wasn't in, so we had a look around her house instead.

We had booked state room tickets online and had a bit a queue to collect the tickets, but once we had them we were pretty much straight in. The rooms were quite splendid, as was the audio guide provided which gave some interesting bits of information, images and short video clips which was good. The weather stayed nice with a bit of sunshine to top it off. We had cake in the cafe at the palace and in the evening when to the cinema. All in all, a nice day!

Congratulations to my sister Lorna and her new husband Stuy on their wedding in Scarborough yesterday. We all had a great day and hope you did too.

Having bought Audrey a ticket for Christmas, we had booked to visit Harry Potter world today! It's been 4 years since we last went, and it has changed quite a bit since - and for the better! Besides the usual displays of stage sets and accessories, there was the 'Forbidden Forest' - the huge trees, complete with giant arachnids, that you could walk around - and, the best thing of all... the Hogwart's Express in all it's glory!

You could even walk on it, seeing the compartments where the students travelled, with lots of different accessories from different films.

We spent all afternoon there, taking it all in and admiring the sheer artistry on display. A highly recommended activity!