London Calling!!

Windsor castle. Sometimes the planners of these work meetings pick areas that are easy on the eyes... and as luck would have it, my work meetings in London this week are taking place at a hotel which is situated squarely in front of the famous Windsor Castle. I'm not exactly sure about the historic relevance of this place, except that I know the Queen of England spends most of her summers here. I also know from my morning walk from the hotel to the Starbucks where I'm sitting now, that it is a very big castle. Not that I've gathered much comparative data on castles in general, but it just seems big. This castle just goes on and on. Almost seems more like a walled city than a castle. Took a stroll thru the little village that is situated adjacent to the castle and there are all the typical english shops like Marks and Spencer, Boots Pharmacy, etc., the only problem is that with the exchange rate where it is, prices seems crazy. The latte I'm sipping here set me (Intel) back 2.68 pound, which is almost $5.00!! My 20 minute taxi ride (shorter than the sunset to SFO) was an insane 48 pounds, which is almost $100!