Just when we thought we were on the down hill run from Winter into Spring London pulled out its wintry weather for us including snow-and not once but twice! You could tell by the snow fights and laughter in the streets, just who the visitors were. All the locals just grumbled, pulled their collars up high and went about their business as if it were just another day.
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February has been a month of a 'heads down, tail up' lifestyle, trying to work and save money in preparation for March madness where every weekend will see us in a different place, if not country!
We did treat ourselves to two little excursions. The first being a day trip down to Windsor (this also included a quick stroll across the river into Eton) With the castle being the main feature of Windsor, we did as all tourists do and explored it, keeping an eye out for the Queen as the flag indicated she was in residence. Unfortunately the day passed without a sighting but we did get to the see the changing of the guard and a few other bits and pieces.
We hopped over to the continent for a couple of days to check (or Czech hehe) out Prague, trekking up the hill to the castle to find the best views of the city.
Only to then climb the 250 odd stairs up the bell tower of St Vitas for an even better view-it was worth it though!
The decision to wake up early on Sunday to visit St Charles bridge proved worthwhile as aside from the street sweepers we were the only people on the bridge-a rare moment on a weekend apparently.
The combination of cafe hopping(we did find a few good ones) and sightseeing made for a lovely weekend. The cheap beer helped too!
