A visit to Stratford Upon Avon, the birth place of Shakespeare is like going on a pilgrimage for literature lovers. It took about an hour's drive from Birmingham to reach there. It is a picturesque village, bustling with tourists.
As seen in the map, Avon river dominates this locale.
The performance chart at the Royal Shakespeare Theater was a standing proof of the prevalent theater culture.
Performance at the Open Year Theater on the banks of Avon...
We saw hoards of people heading towards the Henley Street...
Shakespeare's Birth place comes into view.
I was awe-struck and was so excited to see the house from outside, that I was just standing there without even bothering to follow my friends who were heading to the entrance to buy the tickets.
The birth place tour starts with a multi-media presentation, which was fantastic. The show tries to describe the theater experience and simultaneously shows memorabilia. Here are some colorful shots that I captured at the show.
Inside the house, there were guides in period costume and they explained how life was in Shakespeare's times, when there was no electricity. My first concern was how they survived the winters without proper heating!
Shakespeare's father was a glove maker and at times the income was insufficient and the whole family had to starve! Here is a shot of their humble dining room...
The pair of gloves shown in the above photo is a replica of popular gloves in Shakespearean times.
Let me end this place post with the great poet's grave...
Note that "u" is represented by "v" in archaic English
