We'd decided to go easy on the walking while in London and instead made the most of our all-day transit passes by hopping on and off random doubledecker buses and seeing where they would take us.
By this method, we'd seen Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, a bit of the Eye of London, and even landed some time at Camden Market. Next was a planned visit to King's Cross Station to visit the infamous Platform 9 3/4.
For this trip, we jumped on the Tube. When we exited at King's Cross, I knew exactly where to go, having been there once before (and where else would you find 9 3/4 if not between platforms 8 and 9?) so we made a beeline through the crowds for it. When we got there...it was gone!
Construction and renovations were taking place and instead we found barriers and scaffolding. However, we also found a sign:
Dear Harry Potter fans, due to upgrades, we have relocated Platform 9 3/4.
Following the sign's directions, we found the magical spot (still between platforms 8 and 9) and took our coveted pictures afterall.
It made me smile to think that King's Cross Station understood that Platform 9 3/4 was important enough to be moved.
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