Royal Tea

Tea & Slice
@Ronrybs (17854)
London, England
April 23, 2017 2:51pm CST
As it was sunnier than forecast, this morning, I pedalled off to Old Windsor and a visit to the Windsor Farm Shop. The shop is owned by 'The Firm' of Liz and Phil, who when not doing Head of State things, live in the big castle at Windsor... sometimes. Not only is it a good shop for fresh produce, but it has a little cafe, which seems to be popular with cyclists. I enjoyed an Earl Grey tea, along with a custard slice, to boost the energy levels. It must have worked as I was one mile an hour faster on the journey home! Trying out a camera mounted on the handle bar, which should be a bit steadier. The video runs through the villages of Horton and Datchet and finishes at the farm shop. https://youtu.be/_vln5vEewss
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Apr 17
I watched that fab video and it was really great Ron. Yes, those energy levels were good on the way back I bet. What a lovely place there..that tea and cake looks so enticing.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Apr 17
@Ronrybs What YouTube degraded it? Sods..well it still looked fab to me but I know what you mean. Oh yes one more slice would have done you fine hahah.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
23 Apr 17
The video isn't as I imputted. YouTube steadied the image and it is degraded slightly. I won't be using that next time! I could easily have eaten another slice, maybe I would have gone even faster!
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
23 Apr 17
Are the prices normal or extra high because you're on royal ground?
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
23 Apr 17
@Ronrybs What a shame considering how much money the Royals have in their coffers. :-)
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
23 Apr 17
@MALUSE That's how they hang onto it!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
23 Apr 17
The tea was a little more than your average tea shop and the slice was about half as much again, but tasty!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 17
Great video Ron and that pastry sounds delicious, you made me hungry.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
25 Apr 17
@Ronrybs This is what I tell to myself most of the time AFTER I had a pastry. You burned the calories riding your bike.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
24 Apr 17
I shouldn't have had it, but it certainly hit the spot!
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Apr 17
Tea in a paper cup! That will never do!!!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
25 Apr 17
Last time it was in a real tea cup, don't know what the world is coming to!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325650)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 17
We'd call this Vanilla Slice and it is one of my favourites. Lucky you!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325650)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 17
@Ronrybs Ours have thick custard then quite thick icing on top. I think I'll have to take a short break and get something to eat!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
29 Apr 17
To me a vanilla slice is similar, but without custard. Vanilla cream of some sort, I think
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
1 May 17
@JudyEv Nothing like chatting about sugary snacks to make you peckish!
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The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17603)
•
23 Apr 17
I would like the cake... A big NO for tea.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
23 Apr 17
I only had the cake for the energy!
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The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17603)
•
23 Apr 17
@Ronrybs What was the flavor?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
23 Apr 17
@TheInvisibleMan I think it was vanilla custard. It didn't really last too long...
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
24 Apr 17
The video makes me feel as if I went there along with you with my eyes being set on the exotic scenery.Do you frequent the the Windsor Farm Shop?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
25 Apr 17
I pop in a couple of times a year, it is on the way to Virginia Water, but there is a killer hill on the way. Don't take it too often!
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Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
23 Apr 17
I thought the video was pretty steady and fun to watch. I would like a piece of that custard slice!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
25 Apr 17
I have to say that I did enjoy the slice and could have easily eaten another!
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
24 Apr 17
I love custard that looks so yummy.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
25 Apr 17
@Ronrybs I love a custard filled doughnut the best
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
24 Apr 17
I would have liked a vanilla slice, but custard is fine!
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Fleur
@Fleura (29120)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 17
That sounds good. Haven't had a custard slice in years! And I'm hoping the 'green cup' can actually be recycled?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
5 Jul 17
They are proud of their 'green' credentials. On my last couple of visits, its been tea in proper china cups!
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
24 Apr 17
yay! new video! Thanks for the ride to the Windsor Farm Shop! I fell in love with some of the buildings along the way and even held my breath once as you were making a turn and traffic was coming! That custard slice looks so delicious and I had to laugh at your tea cup that clearly states "I'm a green cup" even while it's purple! (and yes, I do know what it means). It just struck me! Thank you so much for the new video.
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
25 Apr 17
@Ronrybs I'm sure that was much better than a green purple cup! lol
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
24 Apr 17
One my last visit we got our tea in proper cups!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Apr 17
Pretty good pace you had going there! Cool video.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Apr 17
@Ronrybs - I love a good tailwind. Unfortunately, I mostly get headwinds.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
25 Apr 17
@teamfreak16 I always it's a headwind, no matter which direction I am going!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
25 Apr 17
Carefully selected when I had a following wind pushing me!
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Apr 17
That custard slice looks lovely!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
24 Apr 17
It was, pity I didn't need more energy then I could have had another one!