Our trip led us to Startford-Upon-Avon for a few days. The train ride there was roughly an hour long.



We were beyond surprised how wonderful it was. It was such a change from the hustle of London. It was a bit odd that there was not that much excitement anywhere. It was just so quiet. We actually were able to sleep!! No 2am drunk singers here!

Anyways, after some strolling, we did make some good friends. First, we meet some nice Swans.




There was also a giant bear. He dreams of being a Shakespearean actor someday. For now, he guards a toy store.




We spent most of our nights at the Courtyard Theatre. First to see Cleopatra & Anthony and then to see Morte d'Arthur.



The major theme of this little trip was definitely Shakespeare! Considering it's his hometown, we can see why. Here's even a picture of Lil' Gossy in front of Shakespeare's home.



There was also a weird, little museum that we had to explore. It was cheesy.




We couldn't help but laugh at all the "information". We'll give you a few examples of something of the comments we kept hearing.

"And here, we have a ring that probably belonged to William Shakespeare."

"In this display is a book he may have read. This is not the actual copy, but one from the school we believe he went to."

"None of this was around in Shakespeare's time. This was later added on in-"

So yea, we got a kick out of it but for all the wrong reasons. Oh, they also had pictures of famous people who performed in any of Shakespeare's play. A Shakespeare museum is not complete unless there are pictures of hunky heart throbs there to show you how really cool it all actually is. *dreamy sigh* Oh Leo...




Outside of the Shakespeare-ness, the town is beautiful! We were surrounded by parks, gardens, and cute little houses!




The food was decent. You just have to take a chance and order something random. We forgot what this thing was called, but it was pretty good!



We LOVE street performers. We had got to watch some folks perform random scenes from Shakespeare's plays by request. On the creepier side of performers, we saw living statues!



Along the way we managed to complete a life goal we did not expect to do on this trip: Help in an Archeology dig! There is a site where some famous house used to be at. For the past few months, people have been digging up the area. Shakespeare does have a connection with the site along with other notable people... whose names we have forgotten.



It really is a silly and random goal to accomplish! We are still giddy they let us help out. Sorry, no pictures of that though. We were having too much fun getting our hands dirty!

Overall, Strarford-Upon-Avaon was a wonderful little town to visit. A sweet break from London but enough quirkiness to keep you entertained!