My past revisited

One of the things I like about the movie “American Beauty” is the poetic lines uttered by one of the supporting actors. He said something about beauty being all around us and that sometimes, it’s hard to keep everything within. Sometimes, it’s too great, he felt like his heart will burst. I was at Windsor castle this afternoon and got a glimpse of immense splendor. The palace is a living testimony to the English’s appreciation of beauty. Windsor castle from the outside is a great edifice to behold. It bespoke of magnificence, strength, pride and endurance. For a castle that was built 900 years ago, it is well kept and still worthy to be the residence of the Queen of England. Upon entering the castle, one gets a glimpse of the exquisiteness that is a common sight for the royalty. The entrance is filled with a lot of war memorabilia : swords, guns, lances and suits of armors. Picture taking is strictly prohibited and I felt a great disappointment for not being able to capture the

3/4/00 I had a good day today. Expensive but good. I have transferred to a new hotel last night and boy, is my new hotel classy! Cher! (expensive) Last night, I tried to book for a ticket in the Phantom of the Opera play but I was told to try again on Saturday morning. I was thinking of going to Bath and Stonehenge today but I decided to do that on Sunday. I'm really tired and I need a good night sleep and rest. Thus, I woke up at my leisure, around 8:30am. The breakfast here is free because I got an executive room (at almost the same price as the cheap hotel reserved for me, hah!). I again tried to get a ticket for the Phantom of the Opera but I was told by the concierge that it's sold out. So, I just went out to find the nearest subway and learn my way around. It's a good thing that the line from my hotel to my office is just one so it's easy for me to calculate how long it's going to take me to travel. That's the first thing I did, I went to the st