Meeting Harry Potter

No, I did not actually meet the dude but visited the much anticipated Harry Potter Exhibition last Saturday and it is very impressive to say the least. Here's the thing. I have never been a Harry Potter fan and until a few weeks ago had never seen one of the movies or read any of the books for that matter. It's just not my thing I guess but there are millions of die hard fans and one family we met actually came all the way from Indonesia to come and see the exhibition.

In order to get an understanding of the Wizard world, I watched Harry Potter 1 and 2 before going to the exhibition else nothing would really make sense. One thing that amazed me is the degree of imagination the Lady  had to actually write the stories and the amount of details it contained. The exhibition only confirmed this as you get the chance to see the costumes and decor up close and believe me the level of detail is insane.

For obvious reasons photography is not allowed inside the exhibition but the visit turned out to be above my expectations. If you are a serious Harry Potter fan this is not to be missed and you can spend hours looking at the thousands of exhibits and get swept away in the magical world of the wizards.

There are some interactive displays where you can try your hand at Quidditch and Toss a Quaffle to earn some points for your house or pull a Mandrake from its pot and experience that screeching noises the plants make when they are disturbed. And yes, we did do them both although we had to wait our turn for the kids to finish playing. Do they have to do it so many times. Just kidding, we also did a few rounds.

There is an insane curio shop at the end which sell all kinds of memorabilia that will make any fan very happy. My personal favourite, the Harry Potter chess set but a $900 a bit pricey and it is rather large. The wife bought some Harry Potter "Berry Tots". Some of the flavours include rotten egg, dirt, soap, earthworm, vomit, earwax, black pepper and booger. Believe me, they taste authentic and after one or two bytes ended up spitting it out. Why would you want to eat anything that tastes like soap or vomit?

Highly recommended even if you are not a fan. A first in Singapore and Asia and a once in a lifetime chance to get up close with the wonderful world of Harry Potter.

No, I will not be watching anymore Harry Potter movies. Fell asleep while the wife watched Harry Potter 3.