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Where for art thou?

We are slow with our blogs as per usual.  This one is a farewell to England, as we are now in Ireland and actually close to heading back to the States.  Last Monday, I did a solo trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon, as the bus from Moreton didn’t run frequently enough to allow both of us to be away from Daisy for that amount of time.  Bob was good enough to let me go get my Shakespeare fix, as we continue our accidental, but lovely, writer’s tour of the U.K.

As Stratford is nothing if not touristy and pricey, I chose to do my own walking photo tour of the attractions I was interested in rather than paying to get inside.  (I also took exception to the requirement to pay to enter at least three of the Shakespeare-related homes of their choosing, 2 of which I wasn’t that interested in.). Anyhoo, that being said, I had a lovely tour of a lovely town, on a beautiful day.  I soaked in as much Shakespeare (and the river Avon — though not literally) as I could get on my two feet.

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Statue of Shakespeare in park beside the Avon and Royal Shakespeare Theatre. It is surrounded by figures of 4 of his best-known characters — Falstaff, Prince Hal, Lady Macbeth, and Hamlet.
Falstaff
Falstaff
Shakespeare's Home
Shakespeare’s Home
Anne Hathaway's (Mrs Shakespeare) cottage and grounds
Anne Hathaway’s (Mrs Shakespeare) cottage and grounds
The Anne Hathaway cafe and tea room (because every attraction must have a cafe!) across the street from the cottage
The Anne Hathaway cafe and tea room (because every attraction must have a cafe!) across the street from the cottage
A natural trail near the cottage
A natural trail near the cottage
Harvard House (on right) built the year that Shakespeare moved into his home by Thomas Rogers whose grandson would become a founding benefactor of Harvard University.
Harvard House (on right) built the year that Shakespeare moved into his home by Thomas Rogers whose grandson would become a founding benefactor of Harvard University.
Outside cafeteria on the side of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Outside cafeteria on the side of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Trinity Church where Shakespeare is buried.
Trinity Church where Shakespeare is buried.  It was 3 euro to go in and see the crypt.
View 1 of Avon
View 1 of Avon
View 2 of Avon
View 2 of Avon

We had quite the dramatic start to our Dublin visit — but more on that later.

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