Windsor Castle

On Sunday we ventured out to Windsor Castle.  One exciting part of the journey was it was our first train ride out of the city.  Cory did an excellent job using the self service ticket machine and we were on our way.

I really wish I could give everyone the historical background on Windsor Castle, but we opted out of the free audio headset tour.  Honestly I admit I like seeing the castles, but I really don't care too much about who was born there and the history of the tapestries.  Speaking of tapestries, we did learn one fun fact.  Cory says "Wow, that is a really big rug."  Museum staff member monitoring folks to make sure people don't cross the ropes, "Yes, it is the largest rug seamless rug in the world.  Made in India."  So there you go, Windsor Castle, largest rug in the world. 

Another fact I can share is that the Queen does spend quite a bit of time at Windsor.  Many dinners and functions are held at the castle.  It is what is known as a 'working castle'.  I was really excited to see the state 'apartments', but what I really wanted to see is where the Queen actually lives.  I want to see her closet, know what shows she DVRs each week and look in her fridge.  I think I'm going to submit a request to BBC to create a reality show similar to Cribs on MTV where we get to see inside the royal families houses, garages, etc.  I really think the concept has great potential.

As for Brady, his favorite part of the Castle were the piles of leaves outside of the Castle.  Cory and Brady played a fun game of dropping the leaves over the wall while we waited in line to see the state apartments and doll house.

For those of you disappointed in the lack of historical insight provided in this post, I'll point you to this fabulous link to learn all about Windsor Castle.  I don't want to speak on behalf of the rest of the family and have everyone assume the Woods don't like history because that is not the case.   Perhaps I'll ask Cory to take charge of castle posts in the future so that more historical relevance is provided.

One other thing worth mentioning is Windsor has great shops by the train.  I could have spent more times browsing and look forward to the next 'castle' trip so I can maybe take another pass.  Brady wasn't nearly as interested in shopping.  I think he feel asleep in the first store.

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