Universal Studios

After a night out in Venice Beach I was up, packed and ready to go at 6.45am for one reason only – Universal Studios. 

Despite feeling very fatigued I crammed in a large breakfast before getting an Uber to Hollywood Boulevard with Lena from the hostel. From there we got picked up by another girl Finja who drove us the short distance to Universal Studios. 

We arrived just as the park opened at 9am, parked the car and joined the hoards of people streaming through the entrance gates.  Throughout the day we managed to go on almost all the rides – my favourite being Transformers and the Mummy ride ( despite screaming the entire way).  We also saw the Special Effects show – which although was very interesting included some terrible American humour and explored Harry Potter world.

Harry Potter World, Universal Studios latest addition to the park was the sole reason I bought a ticket, and it was definitely worth it ! The park included an entire street of identical stores and eateries from the films including The Three Broomsticks, Olivanders, Florsish and Botts and many, many others.  As well as the two Harry Potter themed rides in this section of the park there was also performances of Triwizard Tournament entrances and the opportunity to purchase Butter Beer and Pumpkin Juice.

All in all, it was a fantastic day ! 

Now I’m on my way to Pennsylvania to begin my semester at Penn State, although I am nervous about what is to come I couldn’t have asked for a better way to begin my semester abroad than here in LA. I'm so grateful to have met so many incredible people who have been willing to let me tag along with them and gai

Simpsons ride

My favourite ride of the day !

"Snow" in Hogsmeade

Hogwarts !

Entrance to the theme park