Windsor Castle

On Saturday we (myself, Rachel, Sarah Smith, Jake, Ali and Zach) went to Windsor Castle. It is huge! I had no idea how big the Castle is. The Castle basically is the town of Windsor. We were not allowed to take pictures of the inside, but it is very lovely and I would recommend visiting it if you are in England. On the inside you can see Queen Mary's Doll House. It was given to her from her family and was a miniature replica of Buckingham place-complete with actual silver plates in the dining room and miniature crown jewels made from gemstones (makes your fisher price doll house look a little less awesome). After that you wander through the State rooms, but no pictures allowed still. A lot of these rooms burned in the late 90s due to faulty wiring and they had to be completely rebuilt. It must have been very expensive.

Rachel is ready to leave.

The train station at Windsor. It is very nice.

Here are some shots of the castle.

This is the keep. It has a pretty garden that surrounds it.

Knights of the Garter are based here. There are usually 21 knights plus the Queen and the Prince of Wales.

St. George's Cathedral. This is where the Knights are based. You aren't allowed to take pictures here either. They have service here everyday and anyone can attend.

Soldiers. We had to get out of the way of a group of them because they did not look like they were moving. Sarah and I were sure they would just run us over or yell at us.

Front entrance where there is a large park with a looong driveway.

Eton College is across the river there. The Princes didn't have far to go home for vacation.

Shortest street in England. I walked it.

Sir Christopher Wren