9 August 2018

When we arrived on Tuesday London was hot, yesterday was cooler but today it was back to what one expects when visiting the UK – wet and somewhat chilly! We should have come prepared but found ourselves about to go outdoors without umbrellas. But lucky for us we found a rather cute one in the hallway ☔️ hope you don’t mind us borrowing it Olivia😻

We did not hesitate to hop on the bus 🚌 instead of walking today. Then after doing some chores on Clapham Junction Main Road we took the overground to Windsor!

It was raining quite steadily and our baby brolly wasn’t serving two adults too well so we quickly popped into the nearest restaurant for a cuppa and hoped it would ease up. But it didn’t so we dashed off to the nearest shop that looked like it might have umbrellas. Of course it did and so we remained dry for the rest of the day.

The queue to get into the castle was extremely long and seemed not to be moving so we decided to browse the shops and check in later. It was still raining at lunchtime and we were feeling cold and hungry. We both craved a good curry and Lolz knew from past experience that Wetherspoon Pub would serve one. What luck to discover that on Thursdays they have a special on our chosen meal. We both had chicken korma with a complementary glass of wine for only £17 for the two of us. And it was delicious,

Windsor Castle was awesome. The queue had shortened considerably and we didn’t even have to join it as we had bought tickets at The Palace yesterday. We were fast tracked to the entrance and were in without a hitch. Because we didn’t have our own personal expert with us today we took to recorded commentary instead and it was very good,

Exploring the castle was awesome. It is far grander than ThenPalace and steeped in history. Unfortunately no photography inside the state rooms is not allowed but we enjoyed drinking in the beautiful art, murals and history and imagining ourselves being courtiers there in bygone ages.

Outside was just as wonderful as inside and we marvelled at how big and imposing the castle is. Many people live and work there and it is in fact like a small village.

Every tourist and his child photographed this poor guard who didn’t even flicker.

It was after five by the time we got home. Lolz went out with friends but I decided not to join them. The old lady needs rest!