Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Großbritannien und Irland
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- Jun 28, 2022, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 98 m
- England Bracknell Great Hollands 51.386538, -0.77232751°23’12” N 0°46’20” W
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Swinley Forest
June 28, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Unser erster Biketrip im Swinley Forest.
Okay, wo sind hier die Berge, naja egal wird schon. Dann fahren dir doch erst mal die Blaue Line. Man war das ein Reinfall…. es ging nur einen kleinen Teil bergauf, der Rest war eher eben und ging kreuz und quer irgendwie durch den Wald. Es war einfach super anstrengend, da man super viel pedalieren musste. Unten wieder angekommen dachten wir uns so, die rote Line wird bestimmt besser.
Naja, viel besser war die auch nicht… nur ein kleines Stück, da konnte man dann mal wirklich bergab fahren 😅

Nachdem wir dann komplett erledigt am Van ankamen sind wir dann zum nächsten „Bikepark“ gefahren und haben dort auf einem Waldparkplatz übernachtet.Read more
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- Apr 6, 2023, 6:30pm
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- England Taplow 51.5398, -0.697751°32’23” N 0°41’52” W
Day 6
Check in Maidenhead
April 6, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Wir freuten uns schon, die Gastgeberin Catherine unserer letzten Unterkunft kennenzulernen.
Maidenhead ist eine Marktstadt im Royal Borough of Windsor und Maidenhead in der Grafschaft Berkshire, am südwestlichen Ufer der Themse. Die Stadt liegt 27 Meilen (43 km) westlich von London.

Aufgrund des Fotos von Catherine und den Bewertungen waren wir auf das Kommende nicht vorbereitet…

Wir klingelten…und klingelten… es waren viele Stimmen zu hören, doch es kam niemand. Ich versuchte anzurufen, in dem Moment ging die Tür auf und ein extrem pigmentierter junger Mann stand vor uns und begrüßte uns freudestrahlend mit einem lauten „Hello“! Eine ältere Dame mit schulterlangen grauen Haaren in einem Hippie-Look stand dahinter… ich schaute mich um, ob ich Cathrine sehe… da stellte die leicht verrückt wirkende Frau sich vor…Es war Cathrine, unsere Gastgeberin, auf dem Bild war sie scheinbar mindestens 10 Jahre jünger!
Alles in allem fehlte eigentlich nur noch die Frage nach ’nem Joint und ein bekifftes „Peace Freunde“ 🙀🙈
Wir waren doch etwas erschrocken! Aber…sie war wirklich sehr nett und freundlich! Catherine zeigte uns unser Zimmer, welches auch wie auf der Website beschrieben war und das Bad.
Scheinbar gibt es in diesem Haus keine Schlüssel, denn unser Zimmer und das Bad hatten keine Schlüssel 🤔.
Ein etwas mulmiges Gefühl haben wir hier schon, vor allem so ganz ohne Schlüssel in diesem leicht spuky Haus😬. Kurz überlegten wir den Nachtschrank vor die Tür zu schieben 🙈🤔.
Wir hoffen und beten, dass wir alles gut überstehen und werden uns ganz früh morgen aus dem Staub machen😜.
Auf das „kontinentale Frühstück“ verzichten wir doch lieber und freuen uns auf unsere Tour durch London!Read more
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was ist eigentlich aus Stonehenge geworden? [Ivo Landré]
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Traveler War zu weit weg von der Strecke. Hätte zu viel Zeit gekostet
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Habt ihr Cathrin überlebt😜 [Evelyn]
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U.K. - Iceland - Israel
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- Apr 28, 2023, 11:07am
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- England Eton 51.493862, -0.60676251°29’38” N 0°36’24” W
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We hit the ground running
April 28, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After 2 uneventful flights (Loss slept solidly for at least 10 hrs during our Singapore to London flight!), we landed at Heathrow around 7.30am local time.
We did all the usual arrival stuff, then left our bags at Heathrow in a secure facility and jumped in a pre-booked car to Windsor Castle.
We had a bit of time to walk around exploring the quaint twin towns of Windsor and Eton before touring Windsor castle itself.
Eton college could be viewed from the outside- the alma mater of many famous Brits including George Orwell, David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Princes William and Harry to name a few.
The Eton and Windsor brewery was our lunch stop, and Loss couldn’t resist sampling their latest creation which has been specially crafted to be served at king Charles’ Coronation in just over a week’s time. They are the official Royal Brewers, so how could she say no?
It was then on to Windsor castle for a tour of both St George’s chapel and the Castle itself.
Inside St George’s chapel we joined a large, respectful crowd filing past the burial place of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. It is also the burial place of Henry V111 and many other well known royals from the past.
Prince Harry and Megan were also married there in 2018.
As it turned out, King Charles happened to arrive at Windsor castle at almost the same time as us and although we didn’t see him we watched the Royal standard hoisted up the flagpole to mark his presence.
The length and depth of the history in both places we visited is especially impressive.
At the conclusion of our tour we caught a cab back to Heathrow, collected our bags and headed down to the Underground to train it in to Kings Cross / St Pancras.
We’ve now settled in to a small self contained apartment in what seems to be a central yet quiet location in London.
As I write this, it’s 8pm local time andLoriene is warming up a roast lamb dinner with all the trimmings which she had prepared and frozen at home. Amazing!- although it does help explain why my suitcase mysteriously increased from only just over 12kg when I had packed it up to a figure of about 20kg by the time I was wheeling it out our front door.
It smells delicious, so signing off here for now.Read more
Traveler What a great first day - one question, what happened to the hire car from airport to Windsor Castle, because you took a taxi home?? Keep safe and well - Mum and Dad xx
4/28/23Reply
Traveler Great and interesting post but how on earth did you get a leg of lamb into the country? I couldn’t imagine you could do that on your return to Australia 😳😜
4/28/23Reply
Traveler Hmmmm. Not sure why my entries are labeled ME trip 2022. - sorry. 🤔🥴
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Christie Mitchell RTW 2022
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- Jul 7, 2022, 2:00pm
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 121 ft
- England Windsor Windsor Castle 51.484356, -0.60444751°29’4” N 0°36’16” W
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Day 108
Last day in London
July 7, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Miles: 11 Steps: 30546
Flights stairs: 26

Today was a rough day - a block from our hotel, right as we left, I took a tumble. The sidewalks in most countries are cobblestone, brick or slate slabs and they’re not flat like in the US. There’s lots of edges to catch your feet on. We seem to trip all the time but are always able to catch ourselves. Not today. I went down hard, wasn’t able to get my hands up and hit the side of my head on the bricks. Pretty scary. Very nice people in London - many came running and one guy was going to call an ambulance. Jordan stopped him.

In the end just banged up - my shoulder, both knees, the side of my face … headaches, dizzy and a little nauseous - pretty sure I’m concussed, but I’ll live. Reminded me too much of my parents falling in their later years - Felt very old today. It made the rest of the day somewhat of a struggle in every way.

We went to Westminster Abbey. It was beautiful, tho I was surprised (and slightly bothered) by the MANY tombs everywhere. Kind of crazy. Then we took a train out to Windsor Castle - it’s huge and very impressive. We came back and went to the “View from the Shard” for sunset on the 72nd floor - cause I just like to go up high to see sunsets in cities. 😃 and then took a boat ride on the Thames river to see the city at night.

Didn’t get back to our hotel till we’ll after midnight - exhausting, beat up kind of day, but still nice in the end.Read more
Traveler Christie, I did the same thing in Istanbul. That particular sidewalk was made of slabs of slate, and I was too busy looking around to notice how uneven it was. I took a pretty good fall also. It does jar your confidence a bit. Glad you weren’t hurt too badly.
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Christie Mitchell I’m sorry you fell too, but that actually makes me feel so much better. It actually is SO easy to do. Plus I’m wearing a pair of hiking shoes … low cut, but with more of a hiking boot sole, so they are thicker and catch on things easier.
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Christie Mitchell And yes … there’s so many interesting and new things to see that you are paying attention to everything BUT where you’re walking!! 😂
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Traveler Big Ol Holiday
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- Jun 26, 2023
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 104 m
- England Bracknell Easthampstead 51.406307, -0.75864951°24’23” N 0°45’31” W
Day 37
First day in the UK
June 26, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
My flight arrived on time and it was pretty smooth sailing through immigration. I had to help an American couple as they had never used an egate at the airport and were actually getting so angry at the machine... She had her passport the wrong way around... I grabbed my suitcase and went to the train station. Of course the train I wanted was cancelled so I had to change trains during London peak hour. That was slightly annoying with a big bag but finally I got to Kate! It was so good to see her and we chatted for a bit after she dropped me to her and Brooklans house but then she had to go to work. I did some washing, watched some TV then went for a walk to the local park. It was a beautiful lake area. I sat and read for a bit then decided to go to the pub to try and stay awake. I had a beer but ended up coming back for a quick 10 minute nap before realising I had to keep moving. So I walked to the grocery store for a browse. I got back and Kate and Brooklan were home, we went to watch Brooklan play futsal then came home for dinner.
It is so nice being back with both of them, we chatted all night and finally it was bedtime!Read more
Traveler Does Kate and Brooklan live close to London?
6/27/23Reply
Traveler About an hour or so, we are headed there tomorrow for Harry Potter.
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Traveler There is nowhere in the world that you do not have friends
6/29/23Reply
Traveler I just do not go there if I don't have friends there 😂
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Traveler Platinum Jubilee Trip
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- Jun 25, 2022, 1:17pm
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- England Windsor Windsor Castle 51.484138, -0.6052351°29’3” N 0°36’19” W
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The End is Near…👑🇬🇧🥰👜🐴
June 25, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Royal Standard was flying high above the Round Tower at Windsor Castle this morning so we could be sure the Queen was in the same 2km radius as us 👑👜

Tour of Windsor Castle 🏰 was extremely busy. Lots of tourists (yes! I know I’m one too, but this was really congested & so busy!) The audio tour was not as well organised as either Kensington or Hampton Court Palace. Was indeed interesting to see through though. Strictly no photos within the State Rooms or the St George’s Chapel. Slightly disappointed 😔 Overcast 🌫 day, like my mood knowing only 36 hours left of this wonderful trip.

Nice way to round off the month long Jubilee Tour was to be in Windsor knowing that Our Queen was indeed here also ❤️🇬🇧👑Read more
... again?! 😍 [Marta]
6/25/22Reply
Traveler Ha! Had to! Just by the castle 🏰 and only £12
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Well di e! I'm already planning my next trip! [Marta]
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Traveler I’ll have to as well.
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Traveler Big Ol Holiday
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- Jun 27, 2023
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
- England Bracknell 51.417583, -0.74989151°25’3” N 0°44’60” W
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Bracknell Day out
June 27, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today I woke up and said goodbye to Kate and Brooklan as they went to work. I decided to get moving and went for a run to the local park. Got lost multiple times as google maps gave very poor directions, definitely have some suggestions for that app. Anyway, got back and decided to walk to the shopping centre. I was nice to see all my favourite shops again especially Primark which has ridiculously cheap clothes. I resisted as I have no space in my bags but I really wanted to buy some stuff. I ended up having a Gregg's sausage roll for lunch which is a British staple. I then went and saw the Flash because Toni and Tony have not stopped talking about how good it is. It was a good movie, good plot and had a bit of everything.
I walked back to Kate's awaiting her arrival and we then went to her favourite pub, where Brooklan also works from time to time. It was massive, with this great outdoor area too. We had a pint and a meal which was delicious. It was so nice to chat with her about life and everything. Ive missed our daily chats about anything and everything. We went to pick up Brooklan from the train station and then just chilled that evening. I set an alarm to try get Taylor Swift tickets but only stayed awake for 20 minutes before falling back to sleep.Read more
Traveler Yay Primark!
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Traveler Well I’m honoured that Tony and Toni got a mention however no mention of the fact that Mumma got you your Taylor Swift tickets 😂🥰
6/28/23Reply
Traveler Was it as good as Corrimal Bakehouse though?
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Traveler Definitely not haha
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Traveler Platinum Jubilee Trip
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- Jun 24, 2022, 7:26pm
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- England Windsor St George's Chapel 51.482826, -0.60684751°28’58” N 0°36’25” W
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Closer to Betty Windsor 👜👑🇬🇧
June 24, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today has been quite stressful & challenging and is a classic example of when things go wrong it can make an entire day seem exhausting! 😫

This morning I had to call my travel insurance to extend my cover. Both numbers that I contacted were unable to help. One because it was the emergency number…Fair enough, I suppose, but may I just add that I (…well, my poor parents…because I couldn’t make a phone call…) was on hold for 10 minutes. Not good enough if you actually have an emergency! The second because the travel insurance company doesn’t work on weekends!? Go figure! So, nothing happens on weekends in travel!?!? Poor form RACV Travel! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

Next, we were about to board our train to Windsor and our accommodation cancelled two hours before we were supposed to check-in! Extremely poor form from Booking.com. This meant I had to scramble around and find alternative accommodation! At a higher price (…basically whatever I could get) unfortunately. This is been a theme of travel organisation this trip: AirBnB have been the worst but now this is very disappointing from a company I have always expected better from. The host cited an ‘emergency’ as the reason for last minute cancellation! What the fuck ‘emergency’ happened less than 2 hours before checking in? Roof fell in?

Anyway. We finally arrived and the alternative accommodation, the Royal Adelaide Hotel, is just across from the Long Walk to Windsor Castle 🏰
It’s amazing how levelling and calming it can be to realise you are somewhere as historic & overwhelmingly beautiful as Windsor 🏰🇬🇧👑

I have to apologise to my parents, Mylene & Richard because I almost lost my mind with all this going on… I thank them for accepting my manic worrying mind. Richard offered me his larger room as a calming alternative which I appreciated so much! 👍🏻😍

All is well again. Let’s hope this weekend finishes an amazing trip with both calm & excitement in equal measure. Thanks 🙏 to everyone who stands by me when I’m at my worst and know that good is coming soon. 😜

Some sights & sounds from the first night in Windsor…
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And, to think, Our Queen is, most likely, just up the road from us tonight. Like, less than a kilometre!!!

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Traveler How really amazing to see our Queens home right up close it send shivers down your back, to see it up close and to know it’s been standing for 100s of years is incredible. It’s so big and is so full of history I’m surprised you didn’t get a shot of the royal flag flying perhaps our Queens wasn’t home. Sorry you had trouble with your accomodation but it looks like a nice hotel you stayed in. I’m so glad you made it to Windsor it’s such a marvellous part of something very special and to know that the Queen was once again riding her pony’s only a few days ago at 96 is a real joy to hear. Hope that everything else goes well for you both.
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Traveler Thanks 🙏 Rod! It’s truly been wonderful to have you along and so interested and honestly invested in my journey. I really appreciate it so much! Hopefully it has also given you and Candy something to look forward to reading and reflecting each day! I’ll be sure and say hi 👋 to Liz tomorrow for and from you! 🥰😘
6/24/22Reply
Traveler That’s so sweet of you, it has meant so so much to me to be coming along on your travels it really has been the best thing and the way you write your pictures make you feel you could reach out and touch things. As such a royalist it has been such a marvellous thing to be involved with so a massive thanks for taking me. X
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Traveler 😊👍🏻❤️👑🇬🇧
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Christie Mitchell Europe and Oceania 2023
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- Sep 8, 2023, 12:52pm
- ☁️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 115 ft
- England Windsor Windsor Castle 51.482738, -0.60558351°28’58” N 0°36’20” W
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Day trip to Windsor castle
September 8, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
We took a train out to Windsor castle today. Its 90 min or so out from London and a beautiful trip through the countryside. When I went last year it was PACKED but this time was really pleasant. Lots less people in the fall.

Headed back to the city and met up with a friend of Adams from college and her wife for a great Italian dinner and Filipino ice cream! Not quite sure what Adams look of surprise is about, but thought it was too cute not to post. 😂Never had it before - was a little nervous, but it was awesome. Hard to describe sweets in Europe … they just do them differently than the US. Much more flavor - not just sweet. Was fantastic.

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Traveler Great expression!
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Traveler Is that ice cream in the middle?
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Christie Mitchell Yep!! Coconut ice cream with activated charcoal! It was yummy.
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- Sep 11, 2023, 11:08am
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- England Old Windsor 51.455728, -0.58723751°27’21” N 0°35’14” W
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Week 3 The Thames
September 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Entered the Thames on Sunday 10 September at Brentford. Moored at Teddington. Big houses, big boats, lots of people.
Hampton Court Palace - all ready for a big day - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Cruised down through Sunbury Shepperton, Chertsey and Stained upon Thames. Moored for night at Runnemede.
Magna Carta Memorial, JFK Memorial and Writ on Water Memorial. Also the 12 bronze chairs to commemorate the significance of the Magna Carta in modern days.
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Traveler Like a Constable Painting Vickie...
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Traveler Such clever things in our world.! Good to see Ken on land.!
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Traveler Amazing history,found along your way, but carefully planned Im sure...Love your journey,in such beautiful weather...should I even say that..!!
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