Marta's birthday and a day out in Windsor and Eaton

Peasgood Street Windsor

Today is Marta's birthday and we spent the day looking around Windsor and Eaton, even though its right on my door step I hardly ever go there and its a nice place to visit.

To be different we caught the train from Slough its only £2.70 return each and even though its only a journey of a few minutes its a nice picturesque way to get there, the journey takes you past a beautiful golf course and theres a great view of the castle as you approach Windsor itself.

We had a look through the shops in the arcade of the station itself and had a nice lunch in Cafe Rouge. Its one of my favourite restaurants and the one in Windsor is nice and relaxed and great to visit at any time. We went for the lunch menu but if I'm honest its good value no matter what time you go.

We went for a stroll through Eaton, I was tempted to buy a new turntable in richer sounds but its the end of the month and funds are a bit low. That said it was nice to look at the art in the gallery's and window shop, the works are always great and perhaps one day we'll be in a place to start a collection. The antique shops are nice and if your looking for some quirky furniture theres a shop at the bottom of Windsor high street that you'll love to visit, it has everything from art deco to gallopers from a carousel. We also looked in the charity shops its a nice hobby and sometimes you come away with something good, on this front I have to say Windsor is disappointing and you'll be better off going to Henley or even Gerard's Cross.

Even though Windsor is on a hill its not to much of a strain getting around and if you have the funds you can visit the castle itself, for us the price is a bit steep but it's something I'll bear in mind for a future post.