London, England – Part 2- April 2025

We booked a lot of things to do while in London and one thing we both wanted to see was Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace. These were not located in London so we decided to book a tour and we did both these places in the same day. It was a long day as we had to get up early and get to the Bus station, where the Golden Tours office was located, by 8 a.m. and we didn’t get back to our hotel until maybe 630-7 pm but it was a great day.

Hampton Court Palace , the home of Henry VIII (and others before him)

  • Entrance to Hampton Court
  • Courtyard
  • I didn’t know they did pole dancing back then but I have proof!
  • Beautiful wall hangings
  • Henry VIII’s apartments
  • Kitchen
  • Sitting area
  • View of the Palace and gardens from across the pond
  • As we were leaving, beautiful flowers

Windsor Castle was another wonderful place, the buildings are beautiful. We also went into the cathedral where Harry and Megan got married and saw the Royal Guards. The castle is located in the town of Windsor so when we left, we had time before meeting our tour guide to stop and have a bite to eat and a beer so we went to Prince Harry’s Pub. The history in England amazes me, I love reading about it, looking at it, walking around and through it. Canada is such a young country, (159 years old this year) we have history but definitely not as far back.

  • View of part of the castle
  • A tower
  • Clint
  • Royal Guard !
  • Entrance to St George’s Chapel
  • St George’s Chapel
  • The town of Windsor, just outside the gates,
  • Streets of Windsor
  • The Prince Harry Bar

When we got back to London, we had to take the tube (underground subway) and head back to our hotel. It was a tiring but terrific day.

Next stop, Tower of London and Tower Bridge !

See you soon.