London -- The Cotswolds -- Paris
May 15-29, 2005
We spent our last day in London visiting Windsor.  As we took the train from Waterloo Station (about an hour's ride), it was a bit of a hike from the station to the castle in rain and wind.  We learned later that had we taken a train from Paddington Station, we would have been deposited right at the castle's entrance.  The line to enter the State Rooms via the room displaying Queen Mary's dollhouse was about 45 minutes, so we chose instead to view the State Rooms only.  Major crowds nonetheless.  This was my third visit to the castle, and I don't remember a shopping center across the street.  It looked like fun with all the shops and restaurants, but we didn't linger long.
Windsor Castle