Visiting London

Windsor Castle

July 28, 2008

Living in New York City almost all my life, the only castles I knew about were those I saw on television. When I learned that for a trip, we would be going to Windsor Castle, I wasn’t very excited somehow. I thought they only looked good from outside but inside they were just filled with dungeons and dark, scary rooms. When I arrived at Windsor Castle, however, I was in for a huge surprise. First of all, I knew that castles are big in size, but this big? I mean these place was HUGE! Then inside, I  went into the State Apartments. This is an area that was used on a regular basis by the older royal families. It still is used by the royal family today but only for special occasions. Let me add here that today, Windsor Castle is the residence of Prince Charles and even Queen Elizabeth spends most of her time here. Now back to the state apartments, each room was simply gorgeous. To think people actually lived and used these spaces is mind-boggling.One room I found extremely interesting was the room where the arms were located. This is because most of these arms actually had been captured and stolen from the British royalty after they invaded other nations. This room truly is a blend of various different cultures and shows how vast the British empire really was.

I can go on and on about this area but now I’ll move on with my tour. The only other place I got to visit in the Windsor Castle, since I spent most of my time in  the State Apartments, was St. George’s Chapel. Once again, though all chapels are beautiful, I have never seen one like this. This is particularly because the Chapel contained tombs of some of the royalty that had passed away and obviously, it is very rare to see such a feature. All in all, my trip to Windsor Castle was extremely fulfilling because it had completely surpassed my expectations. The only complaint (which really isn’t even a complaint) I have is that I wish I had more time. With the limited time we were given, I wasn’t able to visit all of the areas in the Castle, and I wish I did get a chance to do that.

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