Windsor Castle

Windsor is a beautiful city, and the Castle is nice to go through. Just don’t get in the way of the “Changing of the Guard”. I was not paying attention, and almost got run over by several of them! They don’t stop. I didn’t know this!

Going to England was a life dream. I went and it was as if a camera came into focus, it felt like being home. I love the people and felt very comfortable. I intend to live there one day. Windsor Castle is quite a surprise, it sits right on the sidewalk, almost.

I have been there and is very awesome place, I have a few pictures as well from there, to bad I did them with my phone and not with a camera, but next time I get a camera,
Is worth to go there….

my sister used to work as a cook at the castle, I stayed with her once, she had a little flat in the basement of a house in the grounds, and I remember she opened a door in the sitting room which led to a maze of underground coridoors, and propped up against the wall was a plywood coffin.

Very Spooky, apprently they used it for funeral rehearsals…

Oh and apparently the dignataries always half-inched the cutlery…

Windsor Castle is quite large, but still charming. The town of Windsor is equally charming.

There are a fair number of rooms and buildings open to visitors at Windsor Castle. Though a large percentage are off limits. After all, this is the preferred living quarters for the Queen. So it’s nice to see a living castle.

They don’t let you take photos inside which is a bummer.

You can purchase this photo of Windsor Castle and other Windsor Castle photos at:
http://unlikelymoose.com/art/photograph/london/windsor_castle/1_7098.html

Ok, so here it is…if you go to Windsor castle…you have to get your picture with the beefeaters (the guards with the tall fuzzy hats), they will be in your picture, but I must warn…don’t step into the little box they are standing in, you may think they won’t move, but it’s not true

On my first trip to England, I wanted to visit the grave of Henry VIII, as he was a personality who loomed large in my childhood. So, I searched and searched all through Westminster Abbey for him, only to learn (when I finally asked), that he wasn’t there. He was here, in Windsor. It took me several years to get out here, but on one of my trips to London when I lived in the U.K., I took a day and hopped on the train out to see this castle. It was a great place to visit, and yes, I finally did find old Hal.

Great castle, especially if you are into Brittish Royalty. If you are more of a knights and swords kinda person, Warwick is better.

I visted Windsor Castle with the Original London Walks which offers a day-tour from London covering Windsor and nearby Eton. A day is a perfect amount of time to visit Windsor. It was a wonderful and inexpensive day trip. My 11-year old neice was with me and she loved it too.

I went in June, and the gardens were beautiful and the weather wasn’t too bad either. I thought the town nearby was almost as interesting to explore as the castle, and supposedly the Queen was in the castle and waved to the visitors! I missed it though. :(