Windsor

Windsor is a small town to the west of London, known for Windsor Castle and the Windsor font used in Woody Allen’s films. However, the font has no connection to the town and castle. Approximately 30,000 people live in the town.

The castle stands right in the middle of the old town.

Windsor Castle among the old town buildings

Successfully blends with modernity.

Windsor Castle beside modern town buildings

Blooms.

A flowering street in old Windsor

It is prohibited to film inside, and there is nothing interesting there anyway: the castle is like any other castle — a bunch of gold and velvet, everything is extravagant and meaningless.

The historic center of Windsor A street near Windsor Castle

The streets of the city.

An everyday town street in Windsor Old houses on a Windsor street Another street in old Windsor Stone buildings in central Windsor A town street near Windsor Castle A view of the streets of old Windsor

In Windsor, Her Majesty’s mailbox looks even more authentic.

A red royal postbox in Windsor

The red telephone booth stands next to an old fountain.

A red telephone booth beside an old fountain

Crown-shaped lanterns hang between the houses, like in The Hague, only more lavish and colorful.

Crown shaped lanterns between Windsor houses

Street sign.

A street sign in old Windsor

Fire hydrant indicator.

A fire hydrant marker in Windsor

Street name sign.

A street name sign in Windsor

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is not just a pile of stones in a field. You can’t come here by car, set up a tent right inside the circle, and witness the sunrise at the intersection of shadows. The monument is heavily fenced off, entrance is paid, and approaching the stones is prohibited. They say these measures were introduced after people climbing on the stones became a threat to the monument. Of course, simply posting guards to watch for trespassers was out of the question: they had to dig everything up, enclose it with a fence, and introduce tickets for visiting the four-thousand-year-old monument.

The Stonehenge stone circle behind a barrier

The entrance is a whole journey. Along the way, there are food tents and shops with souvenirs.

Food tents near Stonehenge

Then you need to walk through the underground passage.

An underpass on the way to Stonehenge

After that, you can go around the stones on a special pathway.

A walking path around the stones at Stonehenge Ancient Stonehenge stones seen from the visitor path

Beautiful.

The ancient standing stones of Stonehenge

The Heel Stone. It stands apart from the rest.

A solitary stone in the field near Stonehenge Another view of a solitary Stonehenge stone
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