They were in the process of changing the guard at Windsor Castle & I went out there &stood by the guard, thank goodness nobody went for the guns! All young fellows they were!!
You can't see the top of that pole on the Castle but they fly a flag on that poleif the Queen is in resident & she was there on this day. This is said to be her favorite
Castle & she was down at the Ascot horse races in the area at the time. Like in the movie "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn. Unlike you might think
the Castle consists of two seperate buildings the ones on the left are the Business &
Social part of the Castle & the ones on the right is the Queen's private apartments with
it's own separate entrance. The one's on the left they open for touring most of the time
& close when they have special functions. Lots of different beautiful halls & a ginormous library!!
Huge beautiful paintings & portraits hung all over the walls. A ginormous knights hall with
coat of arms all over walls & cieling. A special Blue Knights Hall.
I didn't take pictures we were on a pretty rushed schedule & I just enjoyed looking and trying to listen to all the history. So, soooooooo much to see & so little time to do it!!
Windsor is where Kate Middleton & William went to College. We could see the campus
from on top of the hill of the Windsor Castle. It's located about 1/2 hr. drive west of London.
Seems all the Castle's are built on the top of a hill or mountain, of course stratigically built
Seems all the Castle's are built on the top of a hill or mountain, of course stratigically built
for protection. But my oh my what a climb!!! Lots of walking & stairs.
This is Westminster Abbey where Kate & William were married. This is one of the sideviews.
Big Ben & the Red Eye in the background. It was
This is the Parliament Building, it was closed when we got there
Big Ben & the Red Eye in the background. It wasraining off an on this day so it's cloudy but I loved the
cool weather.! We stayed in a Hotel right by Hyde Park
and took a stroll there one evening.
This is the Parliament Building, it was closed when we got thereso we went to look at Westminster Abbey, had a nice lunch & visited the Queen Victoria &
Prince Albert Museum & to tired to go back to see Parliament Buildings.
Food was very expensive in England, I said no wonder everyone is so thin, plus they
Food was very expensive in England, I said no wonder everyone is so thin, plus they
bike alot & ride the Tube, so lots of exercise. One thing that surprized me that the
guide told us was that England never recovered it's former wealth & glory after World War II
& they barely finished paying off their war debt to the United States 2 yrs. ago. Wow, I
had no idea!!
