This week I went to 2 castles: Windsor (where Her Majesty the Queen still lives--it's one of her 3 primary residences, in addition to the many secondary ones) and Warwick (pronounced war-rick). Both trips I took with my friend Robyn and her family.
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The day we went to Windsor Castle it rained torrentially, so I didn't take much time to photograph it. But it's absolutely magnificent! The castle was originally built by William the Conqueror back in the 11th Century. But the real highlight was the State Rooms, very poshly furnished and decorated. It must be nice to be the Queen! .JPG)
The guards at Windsor (and all the royal residences) are super-cute in their big black fuzzy hats!
Warwick Castle was also originally built during the time of William the Conqueror in the 11th Century. Part of it also served as a very lavish residence of the Earls of Warwick. We also got to hear an interesting (and true) little ghost story told in the form of a haunted house--very spooky!
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Other than a few little showers, it was a beautiful, sunny day. You can still see a few autumn colors and the glistening of the swelling Avon River in this photo from the top of one of the castle's towers--breathtaking..JPG)
2 comments:
Next time you will have to plan lunch with the Queen!!
I've enjoyed reading your blog about your visit here to the UK. Other nearby places you havn't visited yet that you may enjoy include:
Holkham Hall - bigger than Buckingham Palace I think. http://www.holkham.co.uk/
Ickworth House - stuffed full of art and antiques.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-ickworthhouseparkandgarden.htm
There are very many lesser known aristocratic halls and historical things in East Anglia - you could do a tour of several each day if you were well organised. See for example:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
http://www.english-heritage.org
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