6 of November
Today we were going to meet dad’s cousin Prue in Bath so we
had to tidy the apartment and leave early. Once we got the car out of the crazy
parking lot it took an hour to leave London. Once we arrived in Bath late and
soaked because of the rain we met Prue and went to the Roman Baths. They were
amazing. We learnt so much about romans and the baths. We got to drink some of
the water it had a weird taste and wasn’t something I would like to drink
normally. We said good bye to Prue and drove to Stow where we stayed in a
Youth Hostel. We had dinner in the Pub next door and we were the only ones
there. It was a nice dinner and it was good to go to bed and sleep.
Amelia
7 of November
Today we went to Boughton on the water which was a very
pretty. It had a littler river flowing through the town and little bridges crossing
over the river. After that we drove to Winchcombe where we had hot chocolates
and looked in the little shops. Then we drove to Oxford this is where some of
the Harry Potters were filmed. We went and saw where the grand stair case was
filmed and where the idea for the grand hall came from. After this we looked in
some shops and went back to our car only to find that we got fined fifty pounds
for being late! Mum and dad were a bit annoyed by this news and were silent for
the trip home. Once we got home we went for a walk around the town we stayed
in. It was very nice and sweet. We then went home and had an early dinner and
bed.
Amelia
8 of November
Today we packed up and drove to our next stop. On the way we
stopped in the town where Shakespeare grew up. We saw where he lived and was
born. Did you know that his dad was a glove maker and it was likely that
Shakespeare was his dad’s apprentice for a while. It was very well done and we
enjoyed it a lot. We also saw the book which gave us half of the scripts to
Shakespeare’s plays and without it we would not know they existed. We then saw
his grave and found out that we don’t know where the bones of his son Hamlet
are because Shakespeare didn’t have the money to buy him a grave. We then drove
to our next stop. It was supposed to take 3 hours but instead it took us 6. It
was not the best drive. We then went straight to bed when we arrived after such
a long drive.
Amelia
A 50 pound fine! Do you think they might have been kinder to Aussies if you had some sort of sticker on the car to say you are not a local?
ReplyDeleteInteresting to find out so much about Shakespeare. Did you get to the Globe Theatre in London?