Bosty goes to Tampa, FL

Bosty goes to Tampa by Megan Coyle

Bosty wanted to take a break from the grind of city life, and spend some time lounging by the beach. So we jetted off to Tampa, Florida to do just that.

Bosty goes to Tampa by Megan Coyle

He had a lot of fun walking down the beach, searching for seashells and hoping to find shark teeth that had been washed ashore.

Bosty goes to Tampa by Megan Coyle

He was fascinated with the palm trees in the area since they are so different than any of the trees back home.

Bosty goes to Tampa by Megan Coyle

Bosty loved how beautiful the sky and water looked during different times of day, like early in the morning, and when the sun would set at the end of the day.

Bosty goes to Tampa by Megan Coyle

And after a relaxing trip of sunbathing and splashing in the ocean’s waves, Bosty wanted to end the trip by admiring one last vacation sunset.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

Bosty is actually a pretty big fan of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, so the other day he went on a weekend trip to Harry Potter World in Orlando, Florida. He loved visiting their recreation of Hogsmeade.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

And had to stop by Honeydukes to get some chocolate frogs.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

Next, he wanted to go to Hogwarts to wait in line for one of the Harry Potter themed rides.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

Afterwards, we headed to the Hogsmeade train station to catch the Hogwarts Express to the other end of the theme park.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

He really enjoyed all the recreated storefronts like Screed and Sons.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

And what do you know? They even had the Knight Bus that visitors could pose in front of!

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

Before ending the day of wandering all around the park and waiting in line for different rides, Bosty wanted to take a look at their recreation of Diagon Alley.

Bosty goes to Harry Potter World by Megan Coyle

One of his favorite parts of Diagon Alley, was getting to see the dragon that actually breathed fire every few minutes.

It was definitely a fun day, filled with strolling by beautiful recreations of settings from the books, popping into magical shops, and getting a quick thrill from theme park rides.