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March 14, 2007
Windsor Castle
As one of the official residence of the HM The Queen, Windsor Castle is more of a palace rather than a castle. The castle has ceased to be a fort for a long time. It's still used, and the queen spends most of her weekends there.
Windsor Castle as expected is very opulent, and like the rest of the royal palaces around Europe that I've visited, a constant reminder of why we are so damn lucky to live in this modern era. Not as rich and as extravagant as Versailles, but the experience was definitely better. There was a lot less tourist there, and also this is not really peak tourist season.
It was a big place, took us a full 3 hours to complete the audio guide. The city around the castle is nice and there's a superb ice cream shop just outside the entrance to the castle. It's an easy train ride from London. Best way to get there is to go to Paddington, catch the train to Slough and change at Windsor. Then follow the crowd.
Posted by vhadiant at March 14, 2007 10:18 PM
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