The Erris Journal

  My daughter and I having been watchinig Friends together since she was a ' Joey in the pouch', so it was an amazing experience to be able to spend her 18th birthday with her in Monica's apartment, Joey's apartment and Central Perk.  This was all thanks to The Friends Experience which will be in Parnell Square, Dublin until January 27th 2024. From the time you walk in the door of The Friends Experience you are in a maze of Friends memorabila, set replica's, photo oppertunities such as the 'PIVOT' scene and an awesome store with loads of Friends merchandise.  As you turn each corner your jaw just drops. When I seen Monica's apartment I just could not believe how accurate it was and I really felt like I was standing in the apartment I'd been watching on TV for the past 29 years.  Could it BE more accurate!!!!! The attention to detail that fans of the show would appreciate was very impressive. For example, they had Joey's copy of The Shining in

I'm the type of person who is very much in touch with my childhood. My pre teen years were the 1980's and what a magical time that was, the technology kids have to play with these days didn't exist and we relied on our imaginations for fun. We pretended we could fly, that we were superheros and of course magical powers were a must, so for us, a movie like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory where you entered a world of pure imagination was a must watch every time it came on the telly, which was normally Christmas time, and every Christmas we watched it.  Now we get to revisit this magical world as Wonka has returned to the silver screen but this time its not a remake, its a prequel, where we get to learn some of the back story of the worlds greatest chocolate maker Willy Wonka. Directed by Paul King (Paddington), this heart warming musical is the perfect movie to bring the kids to over the holiday season. The movie starts with Wonka arriving in a victorian-esq town where