National Ware's European Vacation, Part 2

On Sunday we took the long train ride to Windsor Castle. It was well worth the ride once we got there. There is a little town all around the castle with tons of shops. But we ignored all of that (although it was hard to ignore shopping) and headed straight to the main event. The castle was huge!! At the beginning of the tour there was a doll house that was four stories high. The detail was amazing. There was a gallery there that had some drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. There were a lot of weapons and also a set of china that was in the shape of pineapples. The china bankrupted the company to make it. The remaining state rooms were very ornate and beautiful. The view from the castle to the town below was really cool, even though it was rainy. (Imagine that, rain in England.) We the ate at Wagamama's in Windsor. It was really yummy!!

One of the best shots of Windsor:



We left Windsor castle and took the long train ride back to London, and went straight to Kensington Palace. Kensington Palace was a lot more drab than Windsor Castle, but there was a great Princess Diana exhibit that showcased some of her dresses and had some film about her life.

Here is a gold flower as part of Diana's Memorial:


We left the palace and went to the nearby Orangery and had tea. Since the time had changed the night before we walked through a nearly pitch black Kensington Gardens to catch the Tube to Piccadilly Circus. We went to a sports bar to watch the Giants beat the Dolphins (yay!!!!) It was not much of a game since it was wet and they had the roof open over Wembley Stadium, but it was still fun to see.

We started Monday with a climb up Primrose Hill for some amazing morning views of London.



On Monday we spent a lot of time at Harrod's. Harrod's is a seven story department store. They sell everything there you can imagine. To give you an idea there are about a dozen restaurants in this department store, not counting all of the food counters. They even sell pets and musical instruments.

A memorial to Diana and Dodi at Harrod's:


We shopped around Harrod's for quite a while until Greg finished work for the day, then we headed to a really neat shopping area called Covent Gardens. There was a guy there that was juggling and riding a unicycle. He was really entertaining.


We decided that it was then time to head to a pub. We chose the Lamb and Flag pub. It is one of the oldest pubs in London. We had a quick ale and moved on to dinner at Gourmet Burger Kitchen. The burgers were very good. We then turned in for a early night, because tomorrow is....Paris!!!