tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post2300536708312559757..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: My job is coolDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-14598296136191047752008-06-22T16:49:00.000-04:002008-06-22T16:49:00.000-04:00Oh, Windsor is just splendid! I have to echo the c...Oh, Windsor is just splendid! I have to echo the comments, though - go out very early.<BR/><BR/>The real hang-up is the Slough-Windsor train. It's easy enough to get to Slough, but the Slough-Windsor train runs on one track. The annoying thing is it only takes about 3, 4 minutes to get to Windsor, but the train will sit at the station for 30 minutes before making the (equally short!) trip back, so if you <I>just</I> miss the train at Slough, have a book handy as you'll be sitting for thirty minutes.<BR/><BR/>At the very least, see if you can't manage time to visit St George's Chapel - just splendid.<BR/><BR/>I found it quite amusing that visitors could walk across the grave marker indicating where Henry VIII and Charles I are buried. (Yes, I'm quite sore at Henry for the Dissolution, I'll admit.)Greg Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016791442312149994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-43119075381212324872008-06-21T18:28:00.000-04:002008-06-21T18:28:00.000-04:00I had a student once who lived in the Tower of Lon...I had a student once who lived in the Tower of London. They probably still do; their father works there and gets his accommodation as part of the job... It took me a while to work out that this didn't give them some kind of head-start and stop expecting too much from them :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-90647819712161578232008-06-06T12:11:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:11:00.000-04:00Oh, and Stephanie, having just read your post, I h...Oh, and Stephanie, having just read your post, I have to say -- Hey, I know one of those select medievalists you invited to your picnic (the second one)! What a funny little surprise to go to your blog entry and see one of my old friends!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if I don't spend the night in Windsor -- if that's not feasible -- I'll be sure to head out very, very early.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-51035944727835260772008-06-06T12:02:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:02:00.000-04:00Stephanie and Sis - thanks so much for the pointer...Stephanie and Sis - thanks so much for the pointers! I may end up purchasing a copy of the microfiche of the MS, which will also make up for any lost time. As it is, I'm kind of doing a blitz visit, even with all travel precautions taken.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-13140253009091711372008-06-06T11:55:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:55:00.000-04:00I once did a morning's work at Arundel Castle, and...I once did a morning's work at Arundel Castle, and it was cool -- though even centuries ago they charged me L5 for 1/2 day! That was close to a week's food money when I was working on my diss. . . <BR/><BR/>But still, it sounds cool.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-63786190563314860422008-06-06T08:53:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:53:00.000-04:00My two cents (pence) to add to Stephanie's advice....My two cents (pence) to add to Stephanie's advice. The Anne Boleyn obsessed travel writer in the Star had huge troubles with the train in the morning, and ran into hordes of commuters and couldn't get on trains because of the crowds. Sounded like the subway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-16699619290128305162008-06-06T01:32:00.000-04:002008-06-06T01:32:00.000-04:00Hey. I spent a day there last year, and would stro...Hey. I spent a day there last year, and would strongly advise <I>not</I> travelling down there in the morning of your day, but go and stay at Windsor the night before. The trains are often slow, and there is quite a palaver about getting your pass and going through security and all. And apparently they often have to close the archives early if there are royals in residence for security reasons, so the working day there can be very short indeed. Good luck!<BR/><BR/>p.s. I blogged my day, briefly, here: http://stephanietrigg.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.htmlThis old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-76432477639393949552008-06-05T23:39:00.000-04:002008-06-05T23:39:00.000-04:00oh, great... before, i was consumed with envy beca...oh, <I>great</I>... before, i was consumed with envy because you were going to spend some time in london. now... now... it's too much... i'm opening my veins with my tournee knife right now...The Pastry Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503433773635525726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-367743676021118172008-06-05T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-05T13:33:00.000-04:00Coolness!Coolness!TheCrankyProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044204782286107779noreply@blogger.com