Our 11 hour long tour begins at Windsor Castle, site of the most recent royal wedding. St. George’s Cathedral is gorgeous! Not too big, it feels intimate, ancient and light. Memories of the wedding still so fresh make me see the Cathedral through a different lens and enjoy the visit even more. From there we go see the state apartments, a collection of sumptuous, beautiful rooms where the English royals have been hanging out for about 1,000 years and where the Queen still receives foreign heads of state.
Standing at a window overlooking the courtyard from where Harry and Meghan took off in that stunning Jaguar last month, I try (in vain) to spot QE II who is in residence today. Too bad no pictures are allowed inside the Cathedral or the castle.
Finally, the Changing of the Guard, before we hurriedly make our way through the lovely town to our coach.
Next stop: Bath. Lovely limestone city of 90,000 people and dating back 2,000 years, it’s most famous site are the Roman Baths and it has become a favourite of a number of Hollywood stars who have bought homes here. Chic, expensive shops line the pedestrian-only streets of the city centre. We run out of time to try a Cornish Pasty.
Last but not least, Stonehenge. One of the oldest archeological mysteries of the world, contemporary with the pyramids of Giza and the ancient Peruvian civilization of Caral, and silent testament to a Neolithic civilization who understood how the sun and the moon ruled their world. Blake is totally into it.
Altogether a very long tour but well worth it.
