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Friday 23 September 2011

Shakespeare's Sisters...




Oh to be in Stratford when September's here...

(With apologies to Robert Browning - and Shakespeare - of course)

I've just spent two days in  Shakespeare land with my favourite sisters - Diane and Elaine. Everything was perfect - from the white swans swimming on the Avon to the lovely guy who insisted on taking a photo of us all by the river. Stratford  understands tourists. The locals are proud of its history ( so they should be) and recognise the financial stability it brings - and thankfully no-one tried to sell me a Bard mug!  There were flowers everywhere - outside shops, cafes, restaurants, hotels and pubs - and everyone was smiling
Just one complaint - the railway station was a relic of another age.  If I was an American tourist, I'd have turned right round on Platform 3 and made my way home again. Come on England - we can do better than that...






3 comments:

Elaineyross said...

It was a really lovely break and we were so lucky with the English weather. I even managed to get a word in edgeways!

Guernsey Girl said...

Ah yes - but only one...

Elaineyross said...

Hmmm - that's a slightly better picture. Shame about my wrinkles though!