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Day Trip to Windsor 10.6.17

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Our sights were set for Windsor, so when we started seeing signs for it on the motorway, yes we did get excited! We'd been driving for just under an hour, having left at 10am and couldn't wait for our adventure to get started. We drove through Datchet and all of a sudden the castle was there, looming above us in its old-fashioned yet overstated glory. We found a car park in its shadow and paid for a 5 hour stay - hoping this was neither too little nor too long a time.    Whilst tracing the circumference of the castle, a sightseeing bus drove passed us. We discussed whether to buy a ticket for it because we have had such good experiences with them in London and Paris, but decided against it. This way we weren't scheduled and could go where we pleased when we pleased (plus there it only went to something like 6 places..) We walked passed Windsor Primary School and the Riverside and Eton Station on our way up the hill and tho...