Thursday, November 15, 2012

July 2012: When the princesses went to see the queen

So we decided to go off to Windsor to see the queen and her doll’s house, again. And have a picnic.

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We run around each side of the Jubilee fountain.

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And we meet

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Running like greased lightening.

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Paratha and aachar for lunch Smile

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Hello…there’s the castle

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Balls and burps

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brand new benches

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a giant ferris wheel on the side

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It is a nice fountain

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Weeeee

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Planes taking off from Heathrow

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Posing for Proud Daddy…

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Interesting maze

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We are happy, mouthful of teeth, laughing away, running around the maze.

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Stuff you see between the hedges

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Directions in the Boots Passage

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Hello? what do we have here?

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Man, that crow looks evil…

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Running up the passage

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A tiny set of stairs…moving into a warren of houses.

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Attacking the castle…

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We conquered it!

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Some of the masonery faces are hilarious…

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The south door…

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flags galore in the ticket office

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Poor beasts, condemned to sit up there for eons holding those poles.

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A railing, with support for itself.

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I am telling off dada…

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The queen is in residence

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Two cheeky monkeys

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The lamps here are beautiful…and I still couldn't figure out what was the orange material

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One of the guards…

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The main north tower

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An arrow slit…inside and outside

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Some beautiful lilies

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Two warriors…
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Curving into the castle

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A little guard tower

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A guard room…
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That child is disobeying rules inside the castle? That’s brave!

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Presumably this is where the queen enters.

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Lovely windows and mason faces, really wonderful stuff…

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Waiting to enter the Queen Anne’s Doll’s House..

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That is one suspicious look…

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Small windows..

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Even the drain pipes look good Smile

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I wasnt sure what the distance signified, that the fire plug is 30 feet away? or what?

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Boundaries, one with rope and other with grass

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Another soldier…

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Now I dont remember who this worthy is..

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Battlements and cerements..

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It is an amazing building

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Very beautifully carved and maintained

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The exit gate, lovely wood and stonework

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Some really ugly faces there, lol

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Brick and stone

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Flags for sale

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Rows of windows and curved ropes…

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Pink and Red folks

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Brave soldiers who died fighting for their country…gravestones outside the chapel

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Other soldiers and members of the Palace staff who are buried here..


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The Royal crest, drainpipes and creepers..


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Looking back at the middle tower.



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Flying buttresses.

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I feel so much pity for these soldiers, just look at his face, I am sure he is wondering, what on earth did he do to deserve this? Poor chap.

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Looking back at the castle.

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Angles…

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Back end of the chapel

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Two guardians of the British Crown

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The royal entrance?

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Somebody has been locked up

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Stairs…

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Parking places..

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A memorial cross

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Capturing a worm..

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Some exquisite brick and wood work..

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I wasnt allowed to take photos inside Sad smile, that’s such a shame, there is so much to be photographed inside..

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The masonery faces are just amazing…monkeys and strange animals..


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The weather vane..

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Another view of the chapel outside.

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Its getting dark and the planes are taking off

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And then the heavens opened up, really really started chucking it down…we decided to leave and swing by Stonehenge..

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