Hi Steemians
Today we are going to Windsor Castle. The drive to the castle is approximately 50mins from London city. After picking up our car at London in the morning we easily found Windsor Castle off the highway. We parked our car in a nearby parking lot and walked towards the castle passing by some shops along the way.
今天我會帶你們到溫莎城堡．在倫敦出發到溫室城堡要差不多50分鐘車程。 租完車之後，我們在高速公路出口很快地找到溫莎城堡。 在附近停車場拍了車之後，就前往城堡的方向．沿路有很多商店和餐廳。
We picked up an audio guide which I recommend as it will tell you the history of the castle, what to look for and other interesting information on the course. Prepare to wear some comfortable shoes as the castle spans over a large area. Another tip is to bring a bottle of water as there isn’t anywhere to buy drinks inside the castle.
我建議租一部語音導遊因為會告訴你城堡的歷史和注意看什麼東西。還有我建議你穿一對舒服的鞋因為城堡的範圍比較大要行很多路．最後一點要提你是自備一支水因為裏面買飲料不是很方便。 你要與兩至三個小時來參觀整個城堡．
We didn’t take any photos inside as it was not allowed but it was an eye opener. After we have gone through all the rooms, we saw some guards passing by moving to another area within the castle.
我們在城堡裏面沒有拍照因為只可以看不可以拍．參觀完城堡，我們看見幾個衛士經過去城堡另外一面方向。
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Nice pictures!
Thanks
Hey great photos, despite now living in England I've actually not visited anything outside London. Odd how we fly to other places and appreciate them... but not whats right next to us. Perhaps one day, now I'm debating whether to talk about my travels... Don't ask don't get right? I made my first post tonight (Russia). If anyone could provide constructive criticism that would be great.
Cheers ladies and gents. Also, travelgirl followed and upvoted. Hopefully we'll get some more photos maybe even Scotland and Ireland too :P
Nice pictures have taken. Superb!!
Thanks !
Beautiful post.
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That's awesome! I have never been out of Canada so castles are something I have never seen in person.
I love castles cos in Australia we don't have them also
I would like to go to Australia as well lol. It seems like an amazing place to see.
Looks like a wonderful day and a great meal..
Beautiful pictures. thanks for sharing ur travel.
Thanks for reading :)
Hey @travelgirl, this is one on my bucket list! One day.. one day! ^_^
Hope my photos gives you a taste of it first and then when you see the real thing you will take loads of pics like me
Hello @travelgirl I want to share history
Windsor Castle was originally built by William the Conqueror in the decade after the Norman conquest of 1066. William established a defensive ring of motte and bailey castles around London; each was a day's march – about 20 miles (32 km) – from the city and from the next castle, allowing for easy reinforcements in a crisis.Windsor Castle, one of this ring of fortifications, was strategically important because of its proximity to both the River Thames, a key medieval route into London, and Windsor Forest, a royal hunting preserve previously used by the Saxon kings. The nearby settlement of Clivore, or Clewer, was an old Saxon residence. The initial wooden castle consisted of a keep on the top of a man-made motte, or mound, protected by a small bailey wall, occupying a chalk inlier, or bluff, rising 100 ft (30 m) above the river.A second wooden bailey was constructed to the east of the keep, forming the later Upper Ward.By the end of the century, another bailey had been constructed to the west, creating the basic shape of the modern castle. In design, Windsor most closely resembled Arundel Castle, another powerful early Norman fortification, but the double bailey design was also found at Rockingham and Alnwick Castle.
Windsor was not initially used as a royal residence; the early Norman kings preferred to use the former palace of Edward the Confessor in the village of Old Windsor.The first king to use Windsor Castle as a residence was Henry I, who celebrated Whitsuntide at the castle in 1110 during a period of heightened insecurity.Henry's marriage to Adela, the daughter of Godfrey of Louvain, took place in the castle in 1121. During this period the keep suffered a substantial collapse – archaeological evidence shows that the southern side of the motte subsided by over 6 ft (2 m). Timber piles were driven in to support the motte and the old wooden keep was replaced with a new stone shell keep, with a probable gateway to the north-east and a new stone well. A chemise, or low protective wall, was subsequently added to the keep.
Henry II came to the throne in 1154 and built extensively at Windsor between 1165 and 1179. Henry replaced the wooden palisade surrounding the upper ward with a stone wall interspersed with square towers and built the first King's Gate.The first stone keep was suffering from subsidence, and cracks were beginning to appear in the stonework of the south side. Henry replaced the keep with another stone shell keep and chemise wall, but moved the walls in from the edge of the motte to relieve the pressure on the mound, and added massive foundations along the south side to provide additional support. Inside the castle Henry remodelled the royal accommodation.Bagshot Heath stone was used for most of the work, and stone from Bedfordshire for the internal buildings.
Looks great! Don't suppose you made it down to the south-west of England?? I'm from Devon (although living in Spain)
Hi! Not all the way tho, just to Bath and Oxford. Stay tuned for my next destination as it will be one of these two (in the process of finishing as I'm responding to you .... trying to multi task haha)
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英国真的好多城堡啊 一定要去一个
Yes you have to :)
Very amazing photos my friend! and good journey! Look on my please!https://steemit.com/travel/@bugavi/amazing-mini-journey-to-the-lake-photo-video
Castles have always fascinated me. Those thick walls, what life must have been like in them in medieval times.
Thanks for showing us around the outside of Windsor castle, @travelgirl!. Too bad you weren't allowed to take any pics inside. Now I'll have to visit it myself one day...
You will need to see the real thing yourself ... you won't be disappointed
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nice. thanks @travelgirl for sharing this experience. these are very beautiful photos
Thanks so much! Please check out my up coming posts for more destinations
great place
Yes definitely a must do!