February 18, 2006 - page 2

Windsor Castle is an amazing piece of work. We weren't allowed into certain parts of the facility, especially those in which Queen Elizabeth II, who was said to be in residence at the time of our visit, lives. However, the rooms we did enter were spectacular, but, unfortunately, photography was not allowed. There were armors, jewels and weapons from all eras of the British Empire and, perhaps the most thrilling artifact, for me anyway, the bullet that killed Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. They love that man here. I suppose it is because it was he who successfully began the

end of French dominance in Europe. Other extraordinary highlights from the castle were the paintings by Rubens, one of my favorite Dutch painters with whom I'm sure all students who have had Humanities 120 could easily recognize.