DAY TO TO WINDSOR
CASTLE
Back in April my wife
and I had a day trip to Windsor Castle, we used a local coach company as i do
not drive anymore due to my sight loss.
The weather was very
pleasant and luck was with us because it did not rain at all, we arrived around
11am and quickly proceeded to the the castle.
This being our first
time there i was surprised to see how clean it was, having said that it is the
Queens home away from Buckingham Palace, we joined the long line of people to
pay before entering the castle and WoW what a sight,
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so
where do i begin i think a little history may be in order, so courtesy of the
WINDSOR CASTLE official souvenir guide i will pass of some knowledge.
Windsor Castle was
founded by William the Conqueror at the the end of the eleventh century and
have been home to 39 monarchs and is the
oldest royal residence in the UK.
In 2005 Prince Charles
married the Duchess of Cornwall in Windsor Guildhall,
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the castle today has
been developed over near 1000 years by four monarchs
William the Conqueror
who founded the castle,Edward III (1327 - 1377)
Charles II (1660 -
1685) and George IV.
The first things you
see when walking around the castle is the fine art and antiques as well as the
plush carpets, speaking of the carpets, on the stairs the colour are red and
they blend into each step and i almost fell down because i could not see where
one step ended and the other began.
From the Waterloo room
to the crimson Drawing Room to the dolls
house on display and then on into the chapel
where some monarchs are laid to rest.
After the great fire
that broke out in Queen Victoria’s private chapel the fire spread rapidly through the roof and
destroyed the ceiling of St Georges’s Hall and the Grand Reception room as well
as the Crimson Drawing Room, the State Dinning Room, and you can imagine how
devastated the Queen was.
In and around Windsor
there are plenty of parks to walk through and if you wish you can do a river
cruise.
Dining out in Windsor
was not as expensive as i thought we found a nice hotel near the castle which
was reasonable to the pocket.
All in all a trip i
would recommend to anyone who loves the
royal family and the history.
By : Dave Taylor
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