A Right Royal day

Our destination this morning was Windsor, about a hour's drive from London. The approach to the Castle is lovely, with a long sweeping drive up a hill lined with trees. We of course could not go up that drive but continued on to a coach parking area at the train station. There is a small village around at the back wall of the castle, touristy but cute. Security to get into the castle grounds was airport style, with an x-ray scanner. The flag on the centre tower showed that the Queen was at Windsor today. We queued to see Queen Mary's dollhouse and then went through the rooms opened to the public. It's hard to believe these rooms are actually used - it feels very much like a museum. At one part there is a closed door leading to the private quarters of the Queen and Prince Phillip and you couldn't help but imagine having to put up with the general public trooping through your home every day. The church is lovely and we saw the tombs of the Queen Mother and Henry VIII, who is buried with Jane Seymore. We had been given 100 pounds to buy lunch so we went to Wagamama's for 70 pounds and made a profit on the deal. The afternoon activity was cycling through Kensington Park. I left Jason to do that and sneaked off the Harrods for a shopping hit. The food hall was gorgeous. I dearly wanted to buy the Easter chocolate bento boxes for the boys, but the price was offputting. We had dinner in a cute Pub in Covent Garden, the Lamb and Flag, before heading over to see 42nd Street. It's not my first choice for a show to see in the West End, but the set and the costumes were excellent and there were a few good songs. Jason called it quits at half time but the boys were happy to stay and the second half was better than the first. Completely trashed, we all fell asleep as soon as the lights were out.