And in Windsor there was snow!

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In five Choir Tours of England we have only ever seen “old” snow which has turned to ice or once in Wells, the tiniest hint that melted before it hit the ground. Today we experienced real snow. While not as impressive as my brother and sister and their families have in the north of Sweden right now, it was still great fun.

We stopped at Windsor Castle on the way to London. It was explained that the Castle is never open on Tuesday or Wednesday, and in fact it is closed from tomorrow for ten days for “high cleaning”. The purpose of this is to remove dust from high surfaces. I expected to see some dust. Must say, I have a much more impressive dust collection than they do.

There is no photography inside the Castle, so you will have to be happy with the exterior shots. Here is the Snow Spam.

Jasmin was excited for the snow

Shrihan with a snowflake on his beanie and a smile on his face

The lunch crew from The Carpenter’s Arms, except Bella, who gets photo credit

Margot and her new friend Neal

Fossils in the snow

Random French tourists who can form up for a photo faster than our Choir, and that’s saying something

A cold gig

A senior dog returning from a walk

Another cold gig

Cxx

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