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Day out to Windsor



It was a short getaway from London to Windsor a few Saturdays ago. The original plan was to go Stonehenge as proposed by Deborah as she hasn't been there before. But ended up we spent too long time in Windsor that we decided to just chill out there instead. The drive from London to Windsor was about an hour, and from Windsor to Stonehenge takes another 1.5h.

Autumn colours

Man feeding the many swans we saw in Windsor

I remember going to Stonehenge with Cynthia more than 3 years ago. And for some reason I wasn't as in awe as what I thought I'd be. It looks the same as what you get on postcards- the same rocks, the same formation. (Didn't know what was I thinking.) And then K refers them as "the pile of rocks". So you can probably tell we were not that interested to go again having gone before. oops!



Overall it was a very lazy Saturday afternoon. It was a gloomy autumn day so not too many photos were taken that day. And it got dark after 4pm so we left for London just when it was about to turn dark. Oh no... I want back the days of long sunshine!


I was here two years ago and took the same picture on this exact bridge connecting Windsor and Eton. hehe everything looks the same.











And two years ago I chanced upon my pub here in Windsor! I took a picture of it, affectionately known as "Bel and the Dragon". I remember getting all excited and at that time the signboard was a picture of a dragon. Two years later, they simplified their signboard but I was glad to see it's still there. (Actually, hold on.. I don't think any pubs will go bust here in the UK.) And whilst I got excited once again taking photos, K suddenly exclaimed excitedly he is the dragon! haha Coz he is born in the year of the dragon. So ok lah, include him in the photo!

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