It has been said that the founder of Avon Cosmetics named the company accordingly after being inspired by the scenic Stratford-Upon-Avon in England - which is most commonly known as the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Stratford is about 20 minutes from Warwick Uni and it was my last touristy adventure before FINALS time. So much to see, but so little time. It was a cold and rainy in Stratford during our visit, but the town was very festive and decorated. Despite the dreary conditions, the town was pretty, but I am sure it would be much prettier during the Spring or Summer.
We only visited the Shakespeare house, you could visit about 5 or 6 different houses - if you ask me visiting all of them would be a bit too much and a bit boring. At Shakespeares' house there was a mini-museum exhibit about Shakespeare's time in Stratford. Also they tried to show how life was in Stratford during Shakespeare' time - for example how a typical bedroom looked. The gardens were drab and pretty sad looking, but again maybe better in Spring or Summer. Overall, I was not impressed with the Shakespeare house exhibit.
However, the city was charming and had a few nice restaurants besides the usual pubs.
Photo 1 - entrance to Shakespeare's house
Photo 2 - front view
Photo 3 - me at the back of the house
Photo 4 - festive Stratford
No comments:
Post a Comment