Day 6
A relatively mellow day, which was just what the doctor ordered.
We slept in till 8:30, then Tube’d it to Heathrow to get our car. Got picked up (in our car) by a man from the agency, then went back to the office for the details.
The car is a Vauxhall Carlton station wagon, which is one category up from the car we reserved (and paid for.) It has all the extras – radio / cassette, auto trans, sunroof, electric windows / locks, etc.
We drove to Windsor castle, and at first Jill was more nervous than I was. It’s not as difficult as I had imagined, but still a little nerve wracking. I got more nervous when we started to encounter one roundabout after another.
Windsor was impressive, being built before 1100. The town is kind of built around it. We toured the State Apartments, which Queen Elizabeth still uses. We also checked out the dollhouse built for Queen Mary in 1923.Unbelieveable for the detail. It looked just like a palace interior. (Ed. Note: Windsor Castle begins our tradition of visiting historical monuments that burn down shortly after we leave.)
Also toured St. George’s Chapel, where knights are knighted yearly and Henry VIII is buried.
Then back in the car to try to find Frogmore, a “stately home”. Since we didn’t have our guidebooks with us, we couldn’t find it. Ended up driving through Windsor Great Park and into Bagshot. What a name! Since we didn’t want to hit rush hour traffic on my first day of driving, we headed home via the M4, M25 and A4. I did it! Now I just have to get over the nervousness.
It’s now wash day, since we have access to a washer / dryer (in one unit), we are doing the laundry before we head out. We also went to the Safeway in Windsor, where we picked up groceries to replace those we consumed at Ruth’s, as well as for tonight’s dinner and the road.
Tonight’s menu is a whole stuffed cooked chicken, which just needs to be heated, with potatoes and carrots. Had a nip of Glenmorangie scotch earlier – yum.
Tonight, since we’re full of vigor for a change, we may hit a pub or 2 in Hanwell. We’ll see.
Weather today was cloudy with a little rain the in a.m. Keep the fingers crossed!
Day 7 >>>
We slept in till 8:30, then Tube’d it to Heathrow to get our car. Got picked up (in our car) by a man from the agency, then went back to the office for the details.
The car is a Vauxhall Carlton station wagon, which is one category up from the car we reserved (and paid for.) It has all the extras – radio / cassette, auto trans, sunroof, electric windows / locks, etc.
We drove to Windsor castle, and at first Jill was more nervous than I was. It’s not as difficult as I had imagined, but still a little nerve wracking. I got more nervous when we started to encounter one roundabout after another.
Windsor was impressive, being built before 1100. The town is kind of built around it. We toured the State Apartments, which Queen Elizabeth still uses. We also checked out the dollhouse built for Queen Mary in 1923.Unbelieveable for the detail. It looked just like a palace interior. (Ed. Note: Windsor Castle begins our tradition of visiting historical monuments that burn down shortly after we leave.)
Also toured St. George’s Chapel, where knights are knighted yearly and Henry VIII is buried.
Then back in the car to try to find Frogmore, a “stately home”. Since we didn’t have our guidebooks with us, we couldn’t find it. Ended up driving through Windsor Great Park and into Bagshot. What a name! Since we didn’t want to hit rush hour traffic on my first day of driving, we headed home via the M4, M25 and A4. I did it! Now I just have to get over the nervousness.
It’s now wash day, since we have access to a washer / dryer (in one unit), we are doing the laundry before we head out. We also went to the Safeway in Windsor, where we picked up groceries to replace those we consumed at Ruth’s, as well as for tonight’s dinner and the road.
Tonight’s menu is a whole stuffed cooked chicken, which just needs to be heated, with potatoes and carrots. Had a nip of Glenmorangie scotch earlier – yum.
Tonight, since we’re full of vigor for a change, we may hit a pub or 2 in Hanwell. We’ll see.
Weather today was cloudy with a little rain the in a.m. Keep the fingers crossed!
Day 7 >>>