After the ever-shrinking group of breakfast-goers returned from the dining hall, the whole team (minus a few) piled on to the coach for a quick nap en route to Windsor Castle. Due to an injury, a few of us stayed behind to explore Chelsea. The rest took an audio tour of the Royal Apartments and the King George Chapel. We saw a hundred-year-old dollhouse that belonged to Queen Mary, and we're just in time to witness a changing of the guards. One group even found a fellow Aggie – Class of '01!
Next we split off to explore all that the small town of Windsor had to offer. Some groups went to italian experiencing some delicious authentic —and with that expensive — Italian carbs, and others went off to exploit the cheap underground Windsor video game market. We had to be back strictly at 1, and while the group of lads made it back 10 minutes past than that, Nikhil managed to get back 20 minutes past due to his escapades. We hopped back on the bus and made our mary way off to Hampton’s court.
The court was stunning. While it’s elevation didn’t quite match the rest of the palaces we’ve seen, the courtyards, gardens, and intricate architecture well made up for it. Our guide led us inside and let us disperse to do as we please, where we explored William VIII’s apartments, the hedge maze, the natural scenery, and a fancy indoor court for a peculiar wall-tennis sport. We ended our visit with some subpar rock skipping and headed off back to HQ.
Alex and Nacho made great use of the bus ride back to solve green eggs and ham… something about basic linear algebra and coordinate planes. On our return, we encountered our first form false fire alarm. Luckily, it only lasted a few minutes. After a sampling mushy peas in the dining hall, the group split up to explore the V&A art museum and the British Museum.
We hope to make some time tonight for writing postcards, seeing where the Tube takes us, and maybe even sleeping!
Cheerio and Gig 'em,
Allie and Gavin