Sunday, January 18, 2009

En route... London, part II

On our 2nd day in London we had until 4 pm before leaving for the airport, so Charlotte Gandy graciously drove us over to Windsor Castle. We definitely enjoyed seeing the typical villages and farms of this area, driving along crazy skinny roads. Fortunately Charlotte knew where to go otherwise Jim and I would have been lost all day!

The Gandy fam: Gran Roberta, Missy, Charlotte and Steve

Windsor Castle was originally started by William the Conqueror, and it is still used as a royal residence and houses a large staff. The Queen spends many of her weekends there. Photos here are taken inside the grounds (huge!) of Windsor Castle. Above the door in this photo is the Knights of the Garter crest.

Standing in front of St George's Cathedral. Incredibly it was built in only 70 years (15th century) and is still used annually for ceremonies with the Queen and the Knights, as well as daily services.



Jul at the exit. The sun came out at the end and the stonework on the walls and buildings was lit up beautifully.

3 comments:

Ester said...

Thanks for sharing the great pictures with us. I don't think we'll be making it to London any time soon.

Anonymous said...

Really cool to see you all with the Flying Buttresses!

Anonymous said...

So, which of you read *Children of Men*? Certainly not your usual PD James, was it? Curious connection with Scripture text, eh? Don't bother to see the movie, I don't think. Book stands on its own.

How's the writing coming, Jul?

D.D. (Durham Dad)