Windsor - home to the Queen - was our destination on Day 2. Me and Xueyan were there five months ago but did not have the chance to visit the dollhouse and State rooms due to the Good Friday's crowd. The weather was gloomy, windy and cold (welcome to the UK). A guided tour enabled us to better appreciate the ground and history (tales of seduction and adultery etc). Two hours came by and vanished before we headed to a nearby cafe to recharge batteries.
We hastened to Bicester Shopping Village, hoping to hit the tills before shops close at 6pm. In a hurry to get there, I found myself at times hitting 180km/h and had to ease my breath to calm down to a safer 100km/h. After all, I have retired from F-1, so time to relax.
F&M were not in a hurry to shop and despite the massive discounts available - VAT refund and 30-40% discount off, we did not manage much success. Only a simple sweater for the coming (dreaded) winter and some moisturiser. A £600+ Tag Kirium caught my attention. Nice but ultimately unwise in such economic circumstances. Have been spending quite a bit recently on car servicing and changing the tyres, so waist strength-training is to be deferred.
F&M were not too keen on shopping and we were quite tired and simply hoping to return to London to catch a quick bite before putting the feet up for another day out. But F&M definitely miss home and they want to send their greetings back to you folks!
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