A virtual tour of the magical Diagon Alley in Harry Potter: the Shambles street

England has joined other nations in Europe with a second nationwide lockdown starting in the early November and lasting at least four weeks. Prime minister Boris Johnson told Sky News, ‘We are going to review it on the 2nd of December’; he added, ‘There is a constant struggle and balance which the government has to take between lives and livelihoods’. 

Empty street during lockdown

As Christmas Is coming soon, this second lockdown is believed to be a good intention for the happy family reunion. Many stores are forced to close again, and customers are told to shop Christmas gifts earlier online because Royal Mail service has become slower than before during COVID-19 pandemic. 

X'mas lights are on

Many airlines have changed the way they run business; for example, Australia's Qantas offered "sightseeing" flights over Antarctica while an airline in Taiwan hosted ‘a flight to no-where’ on its Hello Kitty-themed plane. Thai Airways launched special flights that fly over 99 holy sites in Thailand, building on the "flights to nowhere" craze. I was also invited by Hurtigruten Cruise to have a ‘Deep Dive Into the Hurtigruten Onboard Experience’ on 20 November. 

(Source: EVA Airways)

Although a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, according to the news report, we have seen business is getting creative, people are changing the way they live. Most importantly, new skills have to be learnt in different occupations, especially the use of technology to fit peoples' entertainment needs. 

As such, I seize this second lockdown opportunity to film a virtual tour of Harry Potter- the Shambles street at York (the magical Diagon Alley in Harry Potter) in a chilly, raining and dark night. Fans now do not need to come over York, just imagine that Harry Potter with his invisible cloak is discovering his unknown adventure. 🌟

(Muggles who can’t go to the real Diagon Alley are welcomed to enjoy this video).

哈利波特神奇的斜角巷虛擬之旅

英格蘭已與歐洲其他國家一同在11月初開始了第二次全國封鎖，至少會持續四個星期。首相Boris Johnson告訴《天空新聞》：“我們將在12月2日對其進行檢視”；他補充說，“政府必須在生命和生計之間不斷進行掙扎並保持平衡”。 

由於聖誕節快到了，人們相信這是出於好意為了幸福的家庭團圓。許多商店被迫再次關閉，顧客並且被告知要早點在線購買聖誕節禮物，因為在COVID-19大流行期間，皇家郵政服務的速度比以前慢。 

許多航空公司已經改變了經營方式。例如，澳大利亞的澳航（Qantas）提供了在自己陸地的“觀光”航班，而台灣的一家航空公司以凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）為主題的飛機上進行了“偽出國”。泰國航空以“偽出國”的熱潮為基礎，啟動了飛往泰國99個聖地的特殊航班。我還應Hurtigruten Cruise的邀請，於11月20日參加了“深入了解Hurtigruten船上體驗”活動。 

根據新聞報導，儘管輝瑞和BioNTech研發的疫苗可以阻止90％以上的人感染Covid-19，但我們已經看到商業模式在不斷創新，人們正在改變他們的生活方式。最重要的是，必須在不同的職業中學習新技能，尤其是使用科技技術來滿足人們的娛樂需求。 

因此,粉絲不用來York了,我抓住第二次封鎖的機會在一個寒冷，下雨和漆黑的夜晚拍攝了一支哈利波特虛擬影片-約克的肉舖街（=哈利波特神奇的斜角巷）。 想像哈利·波特披著隱形披風正在發掘他未知的冒險。

（歡迎那些不能去真正的斜角巷的麻瓜們欣賞這段影片）。