Getting out of London for me is a treat. Getting out for my birthday weekend was just what me and Mr Handsome needed. So off we went to visit Shakespeare's birthplace. Stratford-upon-Avon. Avon, it turns out is a lovely river that passes through the town, who knew? A river with swans in it, tons of them. As if this place could get any more romantic.
Lazy ice-cream houseboats, cafes, and rowing boats named after the Bard's many heroines. He invented over 1700 of our common words ('cold-blooded', 'swagger' and 'moonbeam'), we saw the wooden house where he was born (the one nexto the amazing wood-carved beast), the church where he is buried, beautiful Victorian typography, and hanging flowers. With the camino spirit never far from me, I thought it would be great to walk a part of the Cotswold Way, a 164km walking trail in Southwest England. We did a small section of it starting in Chipping Campden and ending in Broadway. My hopes of free-spirited walking from town to town without booking accommodation were tossed out the backpack when we started inquiring at BnB's around the area. One owner pretty much admitted that they all price-fix their rates for 'quality purposes', so beware, a day trip will definitely be on the cards next time. I would however reccommend the Broadway Hotel, who gave us a special deal on one of their rooms, as we arrived late and they wanted to fill the room. Each room is named after a famous racing horse, the hotel has horse portraits all over. Perfect. Aside from that, the English countryside is beyond beautiful. Black tulips, stone cottages, a castle that William Morris used as a holiday house, misty hills and cloudy puddles. What a piece of bliss those price-fixers have.
Lazy ice-cream houseboats, cafes, and rowing boats named after the Bard's many heroines. He invented over 1700 of our common words ('cold-blooded', 'swagger' and 'moonbeam'), we saw the wooden house where he was born (the one nexto the amazing wood-carved beast), the church where he is buried, beautiful Victorian typography, and hanging flowers. With the camino spirit never far from me, I thought it would be great to walk a part of the Cotswold Way, a 164km walking trail in Southwest England. We did a small section of it starting in Chipping Campden and ending in Broadway. My hopes of free-spirited walking from town to town without booking accommodation were tossed out the backpack when we started inquiring at BnB's around the area. One owner pretty much admitted that they all price-fix their rates for 'quality purposes', so beware, a day trip will definitely be on the cards next time. I would however reccommend the Broadway Hotel, who gave us a special deal on one of their rooms, as we arrived late and they wanted to fill the room. Each room is named after a famous racing horse, the hotel has horse portraits all over. Perfect. Aside from that, the English countryside is beyond beautiful. Black tulips, stone cottages, a castle that William Morris used as a holiday house, misty hills and cloudy puddles. What a piece of bliss those price-fixers have.
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