Friday, June 29, 2012

London Day 3

 We were up and off early this morning and caught the train to Victoria Station. Luckily we allowed ourselves enough time as we had a bit of trouble finding our bus gate number. All worked out well and we joined our tour guide Daniel for a day trip. Our first stop was Windsor Castle. It is huge and its hard to get a photo to get a perspective...






We had hand held audios and went through some of the rooms which  the Queen uses to entertain. It was very interesting and saw the spot that where the big fire started in 1992. We also watched the changing of the guards ceremony...

We bought some lunch at Windsor and ate that on the bus while enjoying the pretty countryside on our way to Bath.

We left the bus and walked to the "Roman Baths". This was built by the Romans and fed hot water from a hot spring. They believed the mineral rich water had spiritual healing powers.  It is not used anymore as the water is not safe.
The Great Bath


We had some free time to wander around the beautiful town of Bath, did a bit of shopping and found some yummy fudge...



Next we traveled to Stonehenge where the weather wasn't too pleasant - luckily we had some beautiful plastic ponchos to keep some wind out. Quite amazing how they built this all those years ago...



We then settled in for the 2 hour bus ride back to London. It was a nice day out. Back on the train home. Took some photos of where we are staying - we were on top storey on left hand side...

And off to another pub for dinner...
Dad and his "souvenir" glass
Fish and Chips with pea puree


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