Windsor Castle

Yesterday my friends and I went to Windsor Castle. We had to take the train to the town of Eton, but it was only £6 round trip! We spent most of the morning at Windsor Castle and then ate and shopped in the surrounding town during the afternoon.

The first glimpse of the castle! It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and Queen Elizabeth II spends many of her weekends here. Unfortunately, we did not see her!

Inside the walls of the castle. It was huge!

Edward III tower behind the beautiful gardens.

We watched the changing of the guards. I enjoyed it much more than the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace because we could actually see! The marching band even played popular modern day songs, such as the James Bond theme song.

The soldiers.

I found a kitty! Perhaps its the royal kitty...Queen Elizabeth III!

It is kind of hard to see, but in the upper left corner of the picture is St. George's Chapel, which is where many of the queens and kings are buried.

Some pretty clouds I noticed while waiting in line to see Queen Mary's dollhouse.

The Upper Ward courtyard.

Afton, Christine, Sienna, Diana, Brita, and I at lunch at the Drury House. We enjoyed the Club Special, which included finger sandwiches and tea.

The Drury House is Windsor's Oldest Restaurant built in the reign of King Charles I. It was originally built to house the staff from Windsor Castle, but it later became the home of Charles II favorite mistress. To accommodate their secret love affairs, a tunnel was built between the Drury House and the castle. The tunnels are still in existence today, but they have been partially closed off.