Tuesday, January 25

A DAY IN WINDSOR: ANGEL ARMS MEETS THE QUEEN OVER A NICE CUP OF TEA

WE VISITED WINDSOR CASTLE, WHICH I FOUND OUT TO BE THE OLDEST AND LARGEST INHABITED CASTLE IN THE WHOLE OF EUROPE. IT IS ALSO THE SUMMER VACATION RETREAT OF THE QUEEN. WE ALSO VISITED THE WELL-KNOW ARISTOCRATIC SCHOOL FOR, UMMM FOR WHOM ELSE BUT THE ARISTOCRATS, ETON COLLEGE. GRABE THEIR CAMPUS WAS REALLY BIG, AND THE BUILDINGS WERE REALLY ANCIENT, WITH RED BRICKS THAT SCREAMED ROYALTY. I THINK THEY REALLY HAD HORSE-RIDING CLASSES AND THE SORT. WAAAA GUSTO KO RIN!
BUT THE THING THAT I ENJOYED THE MOST IN OUR VISIT TO WINDSOR WAS THE SHOPPING! EVERYWHERE, EVERYTHING WAS ON SALE! AND IT WASS NOT JUST LIKE PINOY SALES WHERE WE HAVE 10%/30% DISCOUNTS. IN LONDON, IT WAS AT LEAST HALF-PRICE, SOMETIMES EVEN 80%! GAP T-SHIRTS WERE SELLING FOR 3 POUNDS (FROM 15), AND MARKS AND SPENCER JACKETS FOR 25 POUNDS (FROM 60! IMAGINE, FROM PHP6000 TO PHP2500). I EVEN GOT ONE BECAUSE I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT BARGAIN. I MEAN NORMALLY I CAN ONLY IMAGINE OWNING SUCH CLOTHES (LALO NA IN MANILA), BUT HERE IT WAS POSSIBLE. HEHEHE SO MEJO FOR A FEW BLESSED MOMENTS I FORGOT THAT I WAS ON A TIGHT BUDGET...
I WISH I HAD MORE MONEY, THAT I COULD HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
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