leakycon day four part two (and the end of my vacation)
auto and i then went with her boyfriend to the university of chicago campus - voted most hogwartsy in the nation. sadly the buildings were all closed, but it was nice to see it anyway, and, since i forgot to speak with an english accent during the feast like i had planned, auto told me i had to speak britishly the whole time we were on the campus. fun, but a little challenging when you're there with an aussie. he was throwing me off a bit.
we went to the catholic church on campus (which was open and beautiful) and while we were there found out there would be a bell-tower concert thing while we were there, so we climbed the dizzying, almost making me faint for fear of the length of the staircase staircase to a beautiful view of chicago and then, after we were up there, to a lovely ringing of the bells by a very pleasant lady. we couldn't stay real long because we were meeting auto's parents for supper, but it was great seeing the bells tolling as we made our way down.
we then had supper with auto's parents at a chinese restaurant, hit a chinese grocery store, then headed back to auto's, which i sadly had to leave the next morning.
twice on the way home i stopped for half hour naps, i dawdled in wisconsin dells at a kfc that sadly gave me grilled chicken by accident (but the poor guy was new and so flustered i didn't have the heart to complain - but seriously, why does kfc have grilled chicken anyway?). i stopped again at a dq (which are far too few and in between WI dells and minneapolis) and then i was home, showing my parents my pictures and my haul.
it was a wonderful trip. super way fun and educational and all that, and great to be with friends. just look how many posts i had to do! and i didn't even talk about what i actually learned. i'm not planning on going to either leakycon next year, but i will say that if it were to be in minneapolis or des moines or someplace else close, i would go again. good times.
posted by melilotnfosco | 9:38 PM
9 Comments:
HEY there I am! On a BROOM! About to fly off the north tower :-D
Heheh Mel and I were blocking the one passageway to the other part of the stairs to take the picture. I had to explain to the people waiting behind us that we just came from a HP conference and this was something we HAD to do.
It was a little like when Chelley and I argued over who got to carry the Firebolt across the airport terminal on our way home from visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in FL :-D
:: sigh :: good times.
Yes, the carillonneur was really sweet. I was sad we had to leave the top of the bell tower where we were able to watch her play, but it was also neat to see and hear the bells as she played on the way down, and then hear it while downstairs outside.
I'll try to sneak pictures of the most Hogwartsy rooms and buildings on campus when they open... I intend to do some work in the dining hall during the winter :-)
Thanks for completing the full story of your visit! I wondered if you were going to include the tour of Muggle Hogwarts. I was curious what happened when you came home, too.
Maybe they'll come back to the midwest the year after next :-)
your picture on the broom is way cuter than mine. i was very self-conscious about being in those people's way, and it pretty much turned out to be a butt shot anyway.
carillonneur - yeah, that word.
and :) to the rest
1. You're much taller, so it was tougher to fit all of you in it! (that's a compliment)
2. Your butt's cute. I'm sure your readers would've enjoyed your picture more than mine.
Where did you guys find the broom?
top of the bell tower at the church - waiting for us :)
Well, no wonder it's voted the Hogwartsiest university!
:-D to chelley's comment :-D
why are there so few dqs along 94 in wisconsin?
maybe it's because you're supposed to buy cheese, not ice cream
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