the queen mother's crib...

so...on Saturday 23 August we visited the wonderful windsor castle...it was our very first "trip" out of london...we are obviously starting out small with day trips (especially since we don't know what to do with you know who on an overnight jaunt just yet)...windsor was nice...it was a beautiful day...and it was what it was...nothing spectacular, but it was a very relaxing trip to see a nice site to check of the list and to just spend a day walking around...

for some quick unsolicited education..."Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates 900 years of British history. It covers an area of 26 acres and contains, as well as a royal palace, a magnificent chapel and the homes and workplaces of a large number of people." this was from the official website...what that fails to tell you is that outside the castle walls is commercialism at its best with a mickeyDs and a starbucks right outside the main entrance...

we also went to quickly see the front of Eton College which was about a 15 minute walk from Windsor Castle...unsolicited education from the web "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British secondary school founded in 1440 by King Henry VI for approximately 1,300 boys between the ages of 13 and 18, all of whom are boarders." Basically, Eton has produced 18 British Prime Ministers and Prince William and Harry went there. Its a school for people with fancy pants...i mean fancy trousers.