Windsor Castle

Kate, Nate, and I spent our Sunday afternoon enjoying a trip to experience Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world and one of the oldest. Seeing this and being in the small city of Windsor felt like the real England and was a really neat experience. We took a train from Waterloo station and barely made it to the castle for the last admission time at 3:00 pm. The train ride was about fifty minutes and cost eight pound fifty, so not bad.

At the castle, we saw the Queen's dollhouse, drawings by Da Vinci, pictures of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh at their wedding and other times throughout their marriage. We walked through the State Apartments, where we saw more swords and guns than you can imagine, a table that fits about sixty people, paintings of famous royal figures throughout history, and all kinds of other royal things.









Everything was posh and elaborately decorated. The rooms were enormous, and very much fit the image of what the movies show for royal balls and masquerades. The royal way of life is one that is truly unimaginable and intriguing to me. It would be quite the life to live as a Queen; however, unfortunately, I have yet to meet Prince William or Prince Harry, so my chances are currently not looking very promising.