I spent Monday afternoon walking around Windsor. Kimberly had purchased a travel card for the day so that she could get around on the trains but she passed it off to me when she was done with it around 2:30pm. I figured I needed to take advantage of the free transportation so I hopped on a train.
I walked over the Thames river towards Eton College. There were some really pretty buildings and lots of young guys walking around in their school clothes -- black pants and shoes, white shirt and long black coat. It seemed so formal and I was definitely very aware of the lack of females in that area. Makes sense, seeing as how it is a boys school.
There's not a whole lot in Windsor unless you're going there to shop or see the castle. It's pricey to actually go inside the castle but it's cool to walk around the outside. It's huge. I couldn't really grasp how huge because from right in the center of town you can only see pieces of it at a time and it seems like it's all spread out.
This isn't the greatest picture because you can't see just how crooked this little building is. When I go back I'll take a picture from a different angle. I didn't stop to look but I think there's a little cafe or restaurant in there. I want to drink tea in the little crooked building in Windsor. Maybe next time I go.
Fortunately, I wasn't in a shopping mood but it looks like there's lots of shopping to be done in Windsor. It's a very touristy town, as is expected with the castle being there, and it seems to be focused on tourists. It was the first place where I had seen lots of gift shops full of odd T-shirts and everything you can think of with the British flag plastered on it.
I can't imagine living somewhere like this. It's so strange to have a huge castle just hanging out. You're just walking around and around every other corner there's this
ginormous building. And sometimes the Queen lives in the
ginormous building. That just seems so strange.
This is how bizarre it is. When you walk out of Starbucks it's just like "oh, yeah, there's the Queen's house. Wonder if she's home today?" Of course, I had to actually go into Starbucks to get this full experience.
It was a really pretty little town and I particularly enjoyed all of the leaves and trees everywhere that were changing colors and the fall sunlight was really quite perfect for taking pictures. Sometimes I take loads of pictures of the same thing simply because the light keeps changing and I find that captivating. You have to take all the pictures so that later you can decide which light was the best or maybe there isn't a best at all because they're just all different. Of course, my wonderful little camera doesn't always capture things exactly how I see them but that's okay, I love it anyway.
I need to go on more outings like this. I had my book with me the whole time and had some difficulty not pulling it out and reading it while I was walking around
(East of Eden, you'll understand when you read it) but it was nice just to walk around some place new.
I spent Monday afternoon walking around Windsor. Kimberly had purchased a travel card for the day so that she could get around on the trains but she passed it off to me when she was done with it around 2:30pm. I figured I needed to take advantage of the free transportation so I hopped on a train.
I walked over the Thames river towards Eton College. There were some really pretty buildings and lots of young guys walking around in their school clothes -- black pants and shoes, white shirt and long black coat. It seemed so formal and I was definitely very aware of the lack of females in that area. Makes sense, seeing as how it is a boys school.
There's not a whole lot in Windsor unless you're going there to shop or see the castle. It's pricey to actually go inside the castle but it's cool to walk around the outside. It's huge. I couldn't really grasp how huge because from right in the center of town you can only see pieces of it at a time and it seems like it's all spread out.
This isn't the greatest picture because you can't see just how crooked this little building is. When I go back I'll take a picture from a different angle. I didn't stop to look but I think there's a little cafe or restaurant in there. I want to drink tea in the little crooked building in Windsor. Maybe next time I go.
Fortunately, I wasn't in a shopping mood but it looks like there's lots of shopping to be done in Windsor. It's a very touristy town, as is expected with the castle being there, and it seems to be focused on tourists. It was the first place where I had seen lots of gift shops full of odd T-shirts and everything you can think of with the British flag plastered on it.
I can't imagine living somewhere like this. It's so strange to have a huge castle just hanging out. You're just walking around and around every other corner there's this ginormous building. And sometimes the Queen lives in the ginormous building. That just seems so strange.
This is how bizarre it is. When you walk out of Starbucks it's just like "oh, yeah, there's the Queen's house. Wonder if she's home today?" Of course, I had to actually go into Starbucks to get this full experience.
It was a really pretty little town and I particularly enjoyed all of the leaves and trees everywhere that were changing colors and the fall sunlight was really quite perfect for taking pictures. Sometimes I take loads of pictures of the same thing simply because the light keeps changing and I find that captivating. You have to take all the pictures so that later you can decide which light was the best or maybe there isn't a best at all because they're just all different. Of course, my wonderful little camera doesn't always capture things exactly how I see them but that's okay, I love it anyway.
I need to go on more outings like this. I had my book with me the whole time and had some difficulty not pulling it out and reading it while I was walking around (East of Eden, you'll understand when you read it) but it was nice just to walk around some place new. 
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