(9-21/2019) Saturday Day 13 York – Stratford-upon-Avon – London Averages - 65 high, 54 low, 24% rain.
Hotel = Park Plaza London Riverbank (Full Breakfast) 18 Albert Embankment, Lambeth, SE1 7TJ, London UK Phone 44 84 485 45290 Near Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, and Tate Modern. Close to the Underground and the River.
Phone says 9,678 steps, 4 miles, 2 flights climbed.
TOUR INFO "Shakespeare's legacy and life are celebrated in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, which we will have an opportunity to visit today on our return to London. See Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage (the home of her family) and visit Shakespeare's Birthplace and Visitor Centre. Later, we travel back to London for our final night of leisure."
My INFO Stratford-Upon-Avon is a medieval market town. It is located on the River Avon ninety-one miles northwest of London. When we returned to London, I rode the London Eye, the most popular paid tourist attraction in the UK.
Anne Hathaway's 500-year-old cottage is picturesque. It is where William courted Anne and they married. The cottage still has its original furniture The romantic gardens are the stuff sonnets are made of. We saw the outside but did not go in.
Thatched roofs were a home for rodents. When it rains the roof become slippery. Hence, the cats and dogs hunting rodents slide off the roof and that is why we say “raining cats and dogs”. Nosy neighbors might come over to listen to your conversation and if caught there, say they stopped under the eaves because it was raining. That’s why we use the term “eaves dropping”.
Shakespeare's Birthplace is owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The timber-framed house has been restored. Costumed guides bring Shakespeare's story to life.
This was the Shakespeare’s parlor where they entertained. The best bed was there for guests.
This was the girls’ bedroom. It was large with high ceilings and no heat source. The boys were in the next room with low ceilings and a fireplace. Why? Back then, boys were more important girls.
The boys’ Bedroom.
The room where Shakespeare was born
