26th Aug 2005
Virginia
had
an
inner
urge
to
see
Legoland
so
we
went
down
to
the
Windsor
area
on
the
August
Bank
holiday
weekend.
Not
an
ideal
weekend
as
it
was
the
last
weekend
in
the
school
holidays,
and
the
bank
holiday
weekend
to
boot.
Not
an
ideal
weekend
as
the
B&B
we
stayed
in
in
Englefield
Green
was
a
lemon.
Tiny
dilapidated
room.
Fellow
'guests'
who
returned
in
the
early
hours
to
play
loud
music.
We
did
however
see
Savill
Gardens
(enjoyable),
Legoland
(best
seen
with
the
heart
of
a
child,)
and
Windsor
Castle
(getting
in
was
like
boarding
an
airplane,)
and
had
Sunday
lunch
with
an
aunt
so
mission
accomplished
on
that
front.
Getting
into
Windsor
Castle
was
rather
like
boarding
an
airplane,
but
security
checks
are
understandable.
Once
inside
the
scale
of
the
place,
and
the
serried
ranks
of
portraits
and
china
and
swords
and
rifles
and
ornaments
impressed.
As
they
were
meant
to.
Some
houses
are
just
for
living
in.
But
Windsor
Castle
is
not.
The
size
of
the
place,
the
solidity,
the
opulence,
the
order
of
the
place
are
all
designed
to
make
an
impression.
To
intimidate,
to
strike
awe.
But
behind
the
pomp
and
circumstance
there's
only
ordinary
mortals.