I wish I had a celing mural in every room of my house!

Well, I've had more adventures, and they were definitely more enjoyable than half of yesterday's.
Today I wandered my away around the South Bank until I found Shakespeare's Globe theatre. I took 3 double decker buses! Woohoo me! However, I did not sit in the top of any of them, so I'm going to have to do that. Maybe tomorrow. The Globe was awesomely awesome, and I enjoyed every second of it, especially watching it pour on the poor engineers working on the set for the Globe's offering of Helen by Euripides. The Exhibition in the basement of the attached building was stunning, well-crafted, and at times very funny.
After the Globe I wandered down the Thames bank until I hit a fork; go into the Tate Modern, or walk across the Millenium Bridge to St. Paul's cathedral. I chose the Tate because so many people have told me it's awesome, but I think they forgot how little an appreciation I have for art. I was in and out of there in half an hour. Some of you will be disgusted with this choice, but meh. I don't dig art. I'd prefer a gallery full of renaissance artists or Rubens or Van Dykes, stuff like that, which is why I enjoyed Windsor Castle so much. But more on that later.
I walked across the Millenium bridge and it was very windy and cold and rainy, but the views were awesome and all in all it was a positive bridge experience. I never did go into St. Paul's, because I'll be doing that early tomorrow morning. Instead I headed for Mansion House tube station and began my journey to Windsor Castle.
My London Pass suggested a route to me that made a lot of sense; instead of taking the tube to Notting Hill Gate station and bussing it the rest of the way, I went to Paddington and got an actual train to Windsor instead. It took a lot less time and was way more comfortable, plus the scenery out the windows was nice.
Windsor Castle and the surrounding area was everything I could have asked for. The surrounding shops and such were very charming and pretty, and the castle itself was even more grand and gorgeous than I thought it would be. I arrived at 3:30 so I only had half an hour before St. George's chapel closed for the day, so I grabbed a free audio guide and hoofed it over there; I'm not really into god and religion and stuff, but that chapel was the most beautiful, peaceful places I've ever been in, even with hundreds of tourists streaming through it. I wasn't allowed to take pictures, and I think that helped me appreciate it better. So did the audio guide. They're quite handy!
The Dollhouse collection and the State Apartments came next, and it seemed to me like i was overwhelmed with one stupendously decorated room after the other. Weapons all over walls, suits of armour, bedrooms and drawing rooms and portraits and busts...it was overwhelming near the end.
Now I'm back at the hostel. Very early morning tomorrow because I have a lot to do, and my last experience of the day will be real, old-fashioned British fish and chips.

Tiredly yours,

Laur