TRAVEL DIARY LONDON - DAY 4 (Sat. 10th April)

I've been trying to resist but I'm including a picture of our full English breakfasts comprising several fried foods: bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast sausages, mashed potatoes (called potato cakes) and baked beans,... served with a pot of tea / coffee and orange juice for the kids. I'm not kidding, believe me! Though I couldn't taste everything (the potato cakes were great!!!), our breakfasts were perfect to endure our "hard" days - after all, aren't they considered the most important meal of the day???
So, our fourth day was indeed starting. After breakfast, we left our Youth Hostel and went to Waterloo where we caught the train to WINDSOR, about 45 km from London.There we visited the Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and the Official Residence of Her Majesty The Queen. After being subject to airport-style security checks, we first had a guided tour from the Courtyard to the entrance of the State Apartments. From then on, free audio tours were available and lead us through the different places and rooms: the magnificent State Apartments furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection,  and Queen Mary's Dolls House, a masterpiece in miniature;  St George's Chapel, one of the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings in England and the burial place of 10 monarchs (including Henry VIII), is also unmissable.
Around 4 p.m. we came back to central London, this time to Trafalgar Square. 
As soon as we got out of Charing Cross tube station, we had a wonderful overview of the square: a large central area surrounded by roadways on three sides, and stairs leading to the National Gallery on the other;  at its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. As for the name, it commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.
Back to the tube station, we headed then to Oxford Circus so that the group could have some time for shopping - and that's what we all did, right? Part of the group went down Regent Street while others remained in Oxford Street, both with huge and amazing stores, which certainly suited all our purposes :))))
But our day was not over yet! Guess where we still went after having dinner? Remember...Saturday... Saturday evening / night...we went to Piccadilly Circus, always crowded no matter the time of the day or night; Leicester Square, a pedestrianised area in the West End which hosts most major cinemas and premieres; and, yes, we walked through Chinatown and Soho!!! Though "Under Pressure" and sad, is there a better way to say farewell from central London?
Again, be my guest and enjoy some pictures!


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