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An Eton stroll and brush with history

I have just found out that the little village I'm staying in - Jordans - is historically important. William Penn, the founder of present-day US state Pennsylvania, is buried in the cemetery of the old Quaker Meeting House right next to my hostel. The meeting house dates back to 1688, and a barn up the road is known as the Mayflower Barn - built with timbers from The Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrim Fathers to America.








As the weather was really sunny and warm today in Windsor, I used my lunch break to stroll down to the Thames and over the bridge into Eton. From Windsor Castle, it is just a five minute walk onto the High Street of Eton. Famous Eton College is just a few steps further down the road - which means that Wills and Harry only had a 15 minute walk from school to their granny's place to grab some lunch.
















Windsor Impressions

Since Monday, I have been in the south of this country, and started working in Windsor yesterday. Here are a few photos of where I am at the moment:

(By the way: sorry for the bad weather, I only had my manual camera with me yesterday when the sun was shining)


Windsor Castle

The Crooked House of Windsor



Windsor Royal Shopping



Entrance to the castle




Queen Victoria statue outside the castle



Wanderlust office


Out with the team. Wanderlust founder Lyn Hughes (pink jacket)







Jordans YHA














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