The ABC Weekend.

The second long weekend of May was spent near London. It was an ABC weekend (Another Bloody Castle). We left on Sunday, first having a rest day on Saturday in Weymouth.
On Sunday morning we drove up early to see Windsor Castle. Liz was not in residence at the time. Ella would have been too loud for her. We got there around 10 in the morning. It was already getting busy and we had to wait about 20 minutes to see Queen Mary's dolls house.

Another place with audio guides. Ella was in heaven

We had a nice lunch in the town of Windsor and then headed to Sunbury,which was where we staying for the night. On the way Sarah spotted a nice park by the river Thames in Runnymede. We stopped for a lovely hour in the sun and snacked on ice cream.

We had chosen the hotel because it was cheap and very convenient. Sunbury was more like Sun Hill so we decided to eat in at the hotel restaurant, which the children always like. We have been staying at the same chain all the time we have been in the UK, so the children have the menu selections down pat.
On Monday morning we had a short drive to our next destination -- Hampton Court Palace.

We met up with our friend Angela Short from Australia.

After lunch we went into the gardens where there were organised activities for the kids. They all took part in numerous races: sack, egg and spoon etc. After each event they received a 'sweeties' which kept them coming back for more races.

The luxury portaloos

This was a palace so even the Portaloos were a better class of loo than the rows of blue boxes you see at those common Australian events.