Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a small town that sits proudly upon the river Avon. Stratford has a huge history compared to the town’s quaint size. Stratford is where William Shakespeare, one of the best play writers of all time, was born. William Shakespeare wrote many famous plays including Romeo and Juliet, the Tempest, and the Twelfth Night. Shakespeare is known for how he puts all types of acting into his plays. There are drama, comedy, love, and lots of other types of acting in Shakespeare’s plays. The words in the plays are hard, so we have been reading lines from a certain play to make sure we understand things. Our reward was to go to a Twelfth Night play production! The play was amazing. The people made it so it was like the 21st Century version. I loved the play. The next morning was Easter. I had a surprise in store for me. The Easter Bunny had visited! We had our own small Easter egg hunt at our Bed in Breakfast. I got candy, gold coins, and British coins. It was so fun. Since it was Easter and we were in Stratford we went to the Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was baptized and buried. The Church has huge organs that are played. In one song they had people playing trumpets while the organs were playing. At one part you got to light candles. When everyone blew them out the Church was filled with swirling smoke. Holy Trinity was beautiful. After the Church we went and had lunch at a Thai restaurant. The food was delicious. We then walked through the Stratford-upon-Avon Market. The Market had lots of wood and stone crafting. The market passed us by where Shakespeare was born and grew up. It was funny because on the road it went modern house, modern house, 15 Century house, and modern house. They have kept Shakespeare’s house in good condition. We stopped in a map store with maps as old as 1600s maps. We also stopped in a bookstore with lots of Shakespeare books. We also passed by an archeology dig on Shakespeare’s grown-up house. It was a big pit with people looking at stone walls and digging at the ground. We then walked and looked at the river Avon. There were lots of pretty swans. By the river there is a big statue of Shakespeare with four people from his many plays. They were Hamlet (who represented Philosophy), Lady Macbeth (who represents Tragedy), Falstaff (who represents Comedy), and Prince Hal (who represents History). The statues were stunning. At that time is was time to go, but I would go back to Stratford-upon-Avon in a heartbeat.
Stratford-upon-Avon is a small town that sits proudly upon the river Avon. Stratford has a huge history compared to the town’s quaint size. Stratford is where William Shakespeare, one of the best play writers of all time, was born. William Shakespeare wrote many famous plays including Romeo and Juliet, the Tempest, and the Twelfth Night. Shakespeare is known for how he puts all types of acting into his plays. There are drama, comedy, love, and lots of other types of acting in Shakespeare’s plays. The words in the plays are hard, so we have been reading lines from a certain play to make sure we understand things. Our reward was to go to a Twelfth Night play production! The play was amazing. The people made it so it was like the 21st Century version. I loved the play. The next morning was Easter. I had a surprise in store for me. The Easter Bunny had visited! We had our own small Easter egg hunt at our Bed in Breakfast. I got candy, gold coins, and British coins. It was so fun. Since it was Easter and we were in Stratford we went to the Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was baptized and buried. The Church has huge organs that are played. In one song they had people playing trumpets while the organs were playing. At one part you got to light candles. When everyone blew them out the Church was filled with swirling smoke. Holy Trinity was beautiful. After the Church we went and had lunch at a Thai restaurant. The food was delicious. We then walked through the Stratford-upon-Avon Market. The Market had lots of wood and stone crafting. The market passed us by where Shakespeare was born and grew up. It was funny because on the road it went modern house, modern house, 15 Century house, and modern house. They have kept Shakespeare’s house in good condition. We stopped in a map store with maps as old as 1600s maps. We also stopped in a bookstore with lots of Shakespeare books. We also passed by an archeology dig on Shakespeare’s grown-up house. It was a big pit with people looking at stone walls and digging at the ground. We then walked and looked at the river Avon. There were lots of pretty swans. By the river there is a big statue of Shakespeare with four people from his many plays. They were Hamlet (who represented Philosophy), Lady Macbeth (who represents Tragedy), Falstaff (who represents Comedy), and Prince Hal (who represents History). The statues were stunning. At that time is was time to go, but I would go back to Stratford-upon-Avon in a heartbeat.
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