The sky was not happy. It was so gloomy and of my photos turned out gray...
Checked out from Saba hotel and checked in to golden strand hotel. Realised the people
mending the hotels looked the same. They were from the same family running the hotel? We wanted to try different hotel
to see which was better but...the furnishing looked the same and I felt we were stupid changing?
We left our luggage at the hotel as we could only checked in after 12 noon? Not sure.
We walked to bus stop to take 702 to Windsor Castle. We stopped at Windsor Town Centre, Parish Church stop. This bus operated daily, we had to check which side to take the bus to Windsor 9.25am and reached in an hour time.
↓ The side that we took the bus.
↓ Windsor Castle
Tickets to Windsor Castle Hampton Windsor
Same as Hampton Court, at the entrance, we borrowed their audio device. We used the audio device in the castle and it would tell us the history, settings of the rooms, etc. This time, we were given headphone attached to the audio device. Same thing, pressed the number in every places we passed. There were numbers shown in each room, more organised than Hampton Court. I was so tempted to
take photos but didn't.
We watched the change of guard ceremony and it was amusing to
hear the guard inspected the fall in row by row and shouted "stand
still"! He seems like scolding them.
After Windsor Castle, we walked to the wrong station. Suppose to go to Windsor & Eton Central train station, but we went to the Riverside station. Saw that there was train going
Lodnon waterloo, I decided to take the train to Waterloo
From London Waterloo, took the underground train to London Paddington. Did not go to Oxford 3.25pm . By the time we
reached Oxford 4.25pm and the sky would be dark and we could
not take any more photos. We decided not to go n wasted our tickets - Oxford to london
We were wondering if we could shop at Paddington. However, there was no
shopping centre around. While we were wondering and looking at the map, a nice guy asked if we need help
and he told us that we could go to Oxford Oxford Street
↓ Oxford Street
Did not buy anything. There was shops like H&M, Mango, Gap, Long Champ etc there.
↓ Christmas Deco
Above taken using Nikon 5000
Below taken using Handphone.
↓ Took this unauthorised photo at Windsor Castle. Their church.
Photo were not allowed anywhere in the castle buildings.
Photo were not allowed anywhere in the castle buildings.
Ate Mac Donald "BCO", bacon chicken, O stand for?? Not sure. Cost 10 plus pounds for 2 set.
Went back hotel after that. Golden Strand hotel was
not better than Saba . It was worse. There was little
space, hangers, no place to hang the clothes. Toilet was small....
We were given room at the highest floor, ie we had to carry our luggage up narrow staircase!
Went to Primark. Bought a velvety tights for 6 pound,
niece t shirt for 2 pounds, 2 set of fleece sleep wear for niece n nephew for
3.90 pounds each, and baby wear for friend's baby cost 7.50 pounds for a pack of
5 inside.
Map of Windsor Castle
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1. Walk to Hammersmith, Hammersmith Road (W6) (Stop XC) Bus 702 towards Bracknell -£9.50
Bracknell Bus Station
1 hour 9min, 9 StopsPenultimate Stop: Windsor, adj Stovell Road
2. Windsor Castle - £17.75
3. Walk to Windsor Riverside station, take train to London waterloo - £9.50
London Waterloo - Oxford Circus (Oxford Street shopping)
4. Golden Strand Hotel - SGD 208.94 per room for 2 nights
