Last Saturday the 12th July I was due to leave on a late flight for a fortnights holiday. It was such a lovely day that my Mum decided that it would be great opportunity to make the most of the trip and stop somewhere nice for the afternoon. We decided on Stratford Upon Avon, it is a beautiful town with plenty of history and makes a great place to wander around on lovely summer’s day.
We arrived just after lunch and there was boating regatta taking place on the river so the town was bustling with extra visitors. My Dad dropped us in the town centre and went off to find somewhere to park the car. My Mum suggested that we take a walk down to the Royal Shakespeare Company theatre and have a look around. It was full of interesting displays and little gift shops. When my Dad caught up with us we decided to have a wander around and get a better feel for the place.
We had a lovely afternoon, enjoying the summer sunshine and taking in the history of the place. The time flew and before we knew it it was time to make a move and head off towards the airport so that i could catch my flight. It was a fabulous way to start my holiday and I was so pleased that my Mum suggested it 🙂
I hope you have some wonderfull hollidays !!!
I did have a lovely time Merci 🙂
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Charlotte
Another set of great photos, and enjoy your holiday and summer 🙂
Thank you Randall, they’re not a patch on yours.
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Charlotte
Wonderful pictures! Glad you enjoyed your day!
It was great, Mum comes up with these ideas on the morning we leave, that’s what I love surprises.
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Charlotte
Hi Charlotte! I’m happy you had such a lovely start to your holidays with your family. Thank you for showing us the photos; makes me want to go even more. I love Shakespeare!! I didn’t have enough time to visit it last time I was in England. Love the flower garland in your hair. 🙂 Enjoy your summer holidays!! XO, Violet
There are lots of stunning buildings and a wonderful river and parkland to walk through full of weeping willows, I only put a taste of the day, it was lovely weather and we had a lovely time drinking milkshakes, we just wished we’d had enough time to stay for a show in the evening.
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Charlotte
Lovely photos, Charlotte, makes for a lovely holiday. Have fun!
Thank you Janice, so exciting to break an otherwise long boring journey up.
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Charlotte
Holiday.. wow, that’s a rare one for you, eh?
Hope you have a fab time; you deserve the break.
As for SOA, well now, that’s one of my old stomping grounds, having lived there for over a year around 1985-86. I was an insurance sales bloke then. Bloody useless I was too – got sacked for telling clients of ‘cheaper options’, lol
It is rare yes, especially two weeks! My parents usually only ever get one week off or ten days if they can do it over two weekends so I’m not used to it. I started practising and learning new rep in the second week 🙂 lol. I can just imagine you telling clients they could get it cheaper lol.
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Charlotte
Hope you are enjoying your jollies…
I had a lovely time. A great break from my routines.
That was wonderful. You look so pretty.
Thank you, the flower garland was from the Shakespeare RSC shop so many lovely gifts in there. I was so hot in my jeans too I rolled the legs up.
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Charlotte
It’s nostalgic remembering Stratford-Upon-Avon as a student in the days gone by . . . Shakespearean’s plays & all that.
Fabulous Paul, happy to bring back good memories. My brother studied at Warwick University and although we visited Leamington Spa a lot and Warwick we never did make it to Stratford but I will go back it was just lovely.
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Charlotte
Wonderful pictures. Looks like you were having a great time. Should put you in a mood for Verdi’s Otello. Interesting that you ended up in Shakespeare’s hometown. I have been thinking a lot about the Bard lately. Just watched a course on Shakespeare, have watched several of the plays on film, and have been doing some reading. Am thinking about devoting Wednesdays next year to Hamlet.
Sounds like a good idea to me Don, I hoped to study Shakespeare this last year but the module didn’t fit with my program so I had to choose something else. There was a book of curses for sale I don’t know why that drew me to it in particular but it was very funny.
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Charlotte
Lots of good photos. Have a lovely holiday!
Thanks Clare 🙂
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Charlotte
Stratford is super. We spent a day there after reaching nearby in a narrowboat.
I’d love to do a narrow-boat trip as long as the weather was good 🙂
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Charlotte
We had one day of pouring weather. I still piloted the boat out in the rain (summer) while the girls sat around looking at the view and doing girly things inside. Stacks of room. Fortunately no locks that day!
Glad you had fun. Enjoy your holiday! 🙂
Thanks Stephanie, new things to learn, new culture and fabulous weather.
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Charlotte
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos! They brought back some lovely memories. We lived in Warwickshire when my sailor did a course with the British Army. I went to Stratford as often as possible to wander around the town centre, tour the Shakespeare venues, even to do my grocery shopping. Enjoy your holiday!
So happy to bring back good memories to you. It was so beautiful, in the north of England and in Central Glasgow I think planners lose their way a little without planning in more green space, trees and beautiful natural things to link up with the architecture and give people nice walks to enjoy.
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Charlotte
very nice charlotte
Thank you 🙂 glad you enjoyed them.
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Charlotte
nice to hear from you Charlotte glad everythings going so well for you from kevin
a pleasure Charlotte
Thanks Kevin just trying to catch up, lovely to hear from you 🙂
Oh my goodness! Such wonderful photo’s, the opportunity you have to see so much! Sharing them is a gift to us, thank you.
HUGZ:)
Thanks Candi, I grew up in a town without much cultural activity or historical buildings so to see such beautiful towns with so much heritage is lovely because where I went to school in Knutsford is very quaint and historic so I learnt to appreciate it more as it wasn’t just on the doorstep.
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Charlotte
Stratford-upon-Avon is a lovely town, although I think one gets to understand more of Shakespeare’s spirit at the rebuilt Globe Theater in London.
I’ve not been to the rebuilt Globe Theatre another place on my list to go. I’m on a course in London in August but I’m not sure how much time we will have to adventure in the evening.
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Charlotte
I once attended a performance in Stratford of “Merchant of Venice.” Shylock was played quite commendably by a youngish Irish actor, Peter O’Toole. I wonder what ever happened to him…
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Such a shame we didn’t have the time to stay for a play Jeff, so excited for you that you got to see Peter O’Toole live.
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Charlotte
I love Stratford! If you ever go again, you should visit ‘Blue cow’. They make the best milkshakes ever 🙂
Wow that’s a coincidence we actually had milk shakes at a cafe called The Lazy Cow, they were delicious though and we shared a couple of pieces of cake 🙂
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Charlotte
Happy to live in Stratford! Glad you enjoyed the town