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rich_jackoSaturday was match day, Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds. Hillsborough packed with rival fans and police. Er, no thanks. Think I'll go to Windsor Castle instead if it's all the same with you.
Well, I had to be in that London for work on Friday anyway. I like it when that happens. It gives me time to go weekend sightseeing on the cheap. I stayed overnight in a pub near Paddington, the plan being no Tube trip and getting to Windsor quicker in the morning. Alas, this did not work - the line was flooded and I had to take the slower train from Waterloo. But hey, pub. I do like having a pint in the bar then just walking upstairs to bed. Plus full English pub breakfast in the morning :o)
Saturday was glorious and the, er, flooded buildings and football fields of Windsor looked lovely in the sunshine. So did the castle, with St George's Chapel a riot of colour inside from all the sunlight streaming through the windows. I went round all the areas of the castle that were open. Sadly the Round Tower was closed. The State Apartments still had sumptuously-decorated Christmas trees up (Past twelfth night? Terrible!), complete with life-sized corgi statues playing with the decorations on the lower-branches. I stayed at the castle long enough to watch the changing of the guard. I then wandered around Windsor for a bit, including the Great Park so I could capture the iconic view above.
I am slightly disappointed to find, despite sub-zero temperatures, there has been no snow in my absence. That normally happens when I'm away.
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Well, I had to be in that London for work on Friday anyway. I like it when that happens. It gives me time to go weekend sightseeing on the cheap. I stayed overnight in a pub near Paddington, the plan being no Tube trip and getting to Windsor quicker in the morning. Alas, this did not work - the line was flooded and I had to take the slower train from Waterloo. But hey, pub. I do like having a pint in the bar then just walking upstairs to bed. Plus full English pub breakfast in the morning :o)
Saturday was glorious and the, er, flooded buildings and football fields of Windsor looked lovely in the sunshine. So did the castle, with St George's Chapel a riot of colour inside from all the sunlight streaming through the windows. I went round all the areas of the castle that were open. Sadly the Round Tower was closed. The State Apartments still had sumptuously-decorated Christmas trees up (Past twelfth night? Terrible!), complete with life-sized corgi statues playing with the decorations on the lower-branches. I stayed at the castle long enough to watch the changing of the guard. I then wandered around Windsor for a bit, including the Great Park so I could capture the iconic view above.
I am slightly disappointed to find, despite sub-zero temperatures, there has been no snow in my absence. That normally happens when I'm away.
