Summer Trip to Edinburgh II: the birthplace of Harry Potter

Since Harry Potter was born to the world by J.K. Rowling, Edinburg has become another must-visit place for his fans. It is said that J.K. Rowling found inspirations for her successful magic novels on a day trip to the Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh.

Rowling moved to Edinburgh in 1993 and once said in an interview: 

"Edinburgh is very much home for me and is the place where Harry evolved over seven books and many, many hours of writing in its cafes." 

In Edinburgh, the first three drafted chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was written; and the elephant house, a cafe in the old town, has become very famous to attract many people to take a look.

Just behind the house, a stroll along Candlemaker Row is another film vibe- the wizarding world's favourite high street-and leads to Greyfriars Kirk. 

Inspired by the headstones in Greyfriars Kirk, J.K. Rowling has admitted that this graveyard is a good place to collect weird and wonderful names, such as Tom Marvolo Riddle was borrowed to be 'Lord Voldemort' in the films.

A famous story about Greyfriars Bobby: the terrier that refused to leave the grave of farmer John Grey, his master, upon his death. 

 

would you dare to walk into the grave and find the name?

Can you accept wedding photos in graveyards?

Apart from those film sites, there are still some spots related to the film, and Edinburgh has developed different types of Harry Potter walking tour for tourists to choose from. I found these sites by google map in the evening, it was not that creepy for me. Do remember! I once attended the cemetery tour while I was in Brighton. However, this Greyfriars Kirk has its own style, displaying a more solemn atmosphere.

Check my graveyard tour in Brighton. 

我的愛丁堡之旅2：哈利波特的誕生地

自從哈利波特出世於J.K.羅琳筆下,愛丁堡已成為他的粉絲的另一個必遊之地。據說J.K.羅琳在愛丁堡的蘇格蘭高地一日遊中找到了她成功的魔法小說的靈感。

羅琳於1993年搬到愛丁堡，並曾在接受採訪時說：“愛丁堡非常適合我，是一處涵蓋了哈利七本書，在咖啡館裡寫了很多很多小時的地方。”哈利波特和賢者之石的前三章草稿都是在愛丁堡寫的，大象屋咖啡館位在老城區，已經非常有名，吸引了很多人去看。

就在這房子後面，沿著Candlemaker Row漫步是另一項電影氛圍 - 魔法世界最受歡迎的高街 - 並通往Greyfriars Kirk。靈感來自Greyfriar Kirk的墓碑，J.K羅琳已經承認，這個墓地是收集奇怪和美妙名字的好地方，例如Tom Marvolo Riddle在電影中被借用為“佛地魔Voldemort”。

除了這些電影場地外，還有一些與電影有關的景點，愛丁堡現在已開發出不同類型的哈利波特徒步旅行供遊客選擇。我在晚上通過谷歌地圖自己找到了這些場址，這對我來說並不那麼令人毛骨悚然。請記住，我曾經參加在布萊頓的墓地之旅。然而，這個Greyfriar有自己的風格，顯示出更莊嚴的氣氛。