We dropped our bags at St. Pancras Station and decided we should cross the street to King's Cross and find the famous platform 9 and 3/4 from which Harry Potter left for Hogwarts.
We were not the only ones with this idea, and there was a long line of people speaking many languages, each waiting for their turn to pose. There was a professional photographer too and you could buy a photo. Maybe I should have because my attempts aren't great.
Nearby is the British Library. We visited their Treasure Room and I highly recommend it.
The Sir John Ritblat Treasures of the British Library
Gallery hosts more than 200 beautiful and fascinating items: sacred
texts from many faiths, maps and views, early printed books, literary,
historical, scientific and musical works from over the centuries and
around the world. Half of the items now on display have not been seen by
the public for many years.
Discover some of the world's most exciting and significant books, from Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible, to Mozart and the Beatles. Marvel at the genius behind the Leonardo notebooks, and see the earliest versions of some of the greatest works of literature, including Beowulf and Shakespeare's First Folio.
A statue of Isaac Newton in the courtyard.
Our hotel was in Hackney, which meant that we rode the bus more than the tube this visit. It was fun to be on the double decker bus and get a better idea of different neighborhoods. You can buy an Oyster Card (refillable transport pass) on the train from Paris. The tube is much cleaner than Paris' metro.
Pierre found the latest book in The Secret Series at Foyle's and made Lillian very happy.
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