A few weeks ago, I visited Windsor. The weather was not that great, but we managed to take a boat ride on the river Thames and saw some nice views of the castle. Our journey started off with a quick walk and waiting around at the pier where we watched a large group of swans. On our boat tour, we had various places of interest pointed out, such at the Eton school boys' swimming spot, a race track, and expensive houses where celebrities live. There was also a bridge designed by Brunel, who built the famous Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol, but this was covered in scaffolding so I did not get any photographs. We went down as far as the locks and then went back. I saw some nice views of Windsor Castle.
We had lunch in the royal station and also walked into the fudge shop (opposite the castle walls) where we chatted to the guys making fudge and got to sample some of it. We saw the fudge being stirred in a copper pot and having its temperature checked before it was poured onto the marble worktop to be cooled. The fudge was delicious. They were making salted caramel, and they have a type of salted caramel and dark chocolate fudge called "Andrew", and this was exceptionally tasty. The chilli chocolate fudge was also delicious and spicy. (Most of the times they sell chocolate chilli fudge, it is not spicy, but this is and that's good!)
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