Horse and Cart on the Great Walk
by easyoar
Some of the richer tourists opt to take a horse and cart ride along some of the Long Walk.
However it is not unheard of to see the Royals riding up and down. A colleague of mine swore blind that he had almost been run over by one of the senior royals when he was out jogging one evening!
Really I just like the picture with the low winter sun glinting off the cart, and I feel the Long Walk and a Horse and Cart go together quite well, and it doesn't cost anything to take a picture of the Horse and Cart!
Flower Market
by easyoar
This tip cross-references very nicely to my Tenerife page (where I have just been) and to a tip I wrote there (see link for this!).
The flower in this picture is obviously known as the Bird of paradise Flower over here, but in Tenerife is is known as Strelitzia.
Another difference is that over here (the UK), the flower costs £2.75 which is approx $5 USD. In Tenerife, you can pretty much pick one for free!
Avoid long lines
by Dabs
We got to Windsor Castle around 10:30, watched the Changing of the Guard at 11am and then headed to the Doll House and State Apartments. This turned out to be a very good way to visit the Castle as the queues later on in the day were very long for the Doll House.
It looked like there was a separate queue if you wanted to skip the Doll House and just visit the State apartments and there didn't appear to be any waiting in that line.
The Royal Windsors
by Jenniflower
Even though I am not English myself, I do have close English family and a very strong English bloodline.
I dont know if it's because of this, that I do love all things royal!
Well, perhaps not ALL things - they do make silly bananas of themselves sometimes... but I do love this town, and always smile when I hear the coleagues I work with say 'the flag is up, the queen is home'.
I can actually see the castle from where my department is, and I always look to see if the flag is up. I then... on the way home... walk right past it.
People complain they use up so much money - and dont actually bring in a wage.. but I think they do... just by them being here.
Thousands upon thousands of people visit England (and Windsor!) every year, to visit the castle and the town.
They are integral to this town and to the nation as a whole I feel.
If you're from Vancouver and female.
by mwe
A full-length leather coat (you call it your Gestapo coat) to proudly tell everyone you're a feminist from Vancouver and you need a man to protect you. Feminists from Vancouver prefer vibrators to men (cheaper and more reliable), but are fun to be with and like their male friends.
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Virginia waterfalls
Approaching the castle after the security check
lovely old buildings along the road to Eton
the Thames runs through Windsor
