It's also a fun place to visit. It has a Royal Castle. It has an over-top-prep school. And, the Thames river running through it.
Royal Castle - check! |
Thames River - check! |
Converted barges |
Eton Chapel |
Gryffindor...er...Eton changing classes (over-the-top prep school - check!) |
Hufflepuff. Easy to see where JKR got her inspiration |
Windsor Castle. Once again, no interior pictures allowed, but you can buy the guide for only a few pounds.
St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle |
Not a spec of rust on a thing. |
Windsor grew piece at a time and changed as requirements changed. |
Changing of the guards. |
Vickie |
Making the transition to home |
Windsor has two train stations. The original one was near the castle. It now just serves and hourly shuttle to the mainline while the newer station has frequent service all the way to Waterloo. |
A mockup of a 19th Century locomotive. |
Look! In the phonebooth! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a library? |
The Burning Bush at Eton. The elaborate lamppost. It's famous. |
High Street |
Thame bridge at the foot of High Street |
British for "See something, say something." |
Goodnight Windsor |
That all for this trip. Where to next?
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