After leaving our London hotel Friday morning, we took a quick day trip to Oxford where I got a bad sunburn and saw a lot of Harry Potter film sets, oh and historical colleges of course. That night we arrived in Stratford upon Avon where we rested on our soft guesthouse beds and explored a …
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To Be Continued? The Final Days in Stratford
Since this is supposed to be the final/concluding blog post of this trip I guess my list will be my top ten favorite things that I have experienced so far. This is a hefty task so bear with me. Stratford: Shakepeare’s wonderland. Truly a much slower city than London, which I do enjoy very much. …
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Hirschy Highlight: HAGS!
For the past two days, we have left lovely London and have been exploring the heart of Stratford-Upon-Avon. The two locations, while being in the same country, are vastly different. The bustling atmosphere was left behind after our two-hour commute to the quiet and quaint town of Stratford. Within the time we’ve been here, we …
Ghost Town at 6pm?
On Friday afternoon we arrived in Stratford-Upon- Avon, and we did our first walking tour into town. I was very surprised when I saw everything was closed and it wasn’t even sundown. It’s a very quiet town and everything is very walkable from each other. London is so big, loud, and smelly while Stratford is …
Cheerio Friends!
Stratford-upon-Avon is a wonderful little town that I would love to spend days exploring. To be honest, my experience was a bit hindered because I felt super sick for our first full day here, but I felt better today and was able to take in the town more thoroughly. Stratford has a slower lifestyle than …
All Good Things
The day has finally come. It is our last full day on our trip before we leave for the airport tomorrow and make our way back home. We have spent the last few days in the beautiful town of Stratford Upon Avon, William Shakespeare’s birthplace. We took a coach from London to Stratford. On our …
Bye-Bye London, Hello Stratford (Upon Avon)
Stratford Upon Avon is vastly different from London in a multitude of ways. It is a much smaller, countryside town that has a variety of food options and overall feels clean. I feel comfortable when I walk the streets, and I feel happy to be outside of the big city. If there is one thing …
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Stratford Upon – Avon
Today is our last full day in Stratford Upon – Avon, so far we have gone to Shakespeare’s birthplace, we went to where he used to go school but unfortunately we were not able to go in without purchasing a ticket, and then we went to see Shakespeare’s grave in Trinity church. Last night we …
Cheers
Our month as a merry little band of theatre groupies is coming to an end. We have spent our last couple days a few hours from London in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the town put on the map by William Shakespeare’s illustrious writing career. On our way to this town, we stopped at Oxford. We mostly navigated the …
The Victoria and Albert Museum
At the Victoria and Albert Museum I came across this beautiful piano in the Victorian era rooms that to me resembles something Gene Wilder may have played to unlock the doors into his chocolate factory. To relate this piano to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, specifically the 1971 film musical, the colors on the …
Theatre in London U of A 