Castles, Cathedrals, Cottages and Countryside-England Part V

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Windsor and Winchester

I wanted to see both Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace but we opted for the more historical of the two and visited Windsor. It was very cool to see a real castle, still in use. Queen Elizabeth loved this home more than any other place. She and her family were whisked away to the castle at the start of WW II and stayed there throughout, but her son only uses it for state visits. Just a few weeks after we got home, they hosted Donald Trump there.

What a castle looks like on Car play
View from outside
St. George’s Chapel-where Queen Elisabeth is buried
This is the courtyard where they welcome dignitaries, like US Presidents
I snuck this picture of the bathroom stalls because I thought they were so fun, even though technically we were not allowed to take pictures inside the castle. A worker even tried to stop me! lol.
The Mote!
The Long Walk that leads up to the castle.
The other thing England is full of-Pubs! This one was just outside the gates of Windsor. The sign says, The Two Brewers-Dedicated to Life, Liberty, Food, Drink and other less serious Matters

After a yummy lunch of fish and chips we drove to the town of Winchester to see the longest cathedral in Europe, Winchester Cathedral. It was really amazing.

The detail in every cathedral we went to was breathtaking, but this one might have been the best.

We wandered through the quaint little town of Winchester and had dinner.

We checked inside this Five Guys to see if the potatoes were from Idaho. We couldn’t tell, but we did see this fun sign.

Rather than cram everything into this post, I’m going to do one more post to finish up our trip. Stay tuned for Blenheim Palace and the Tower of London!

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