Shakespeare Week, Part 2

Stratford-upon-Avon was an awesome day. We did the whole deal: Shakespeare's birthplace, Midsummer at the RSC's theatre, and Shakespeare's grave.


Shakespeare's birthplace.

Boats in the Avon. Note the names.
Statue of the Bard. It was surrounded by four other statues of some of his greatest characters: Prince Hal, Hamlet, Lady MacBeth, and Falstaff.
It was a great trip and a beautiful place, and this Midsummer was one of the most beautiful productions I have ever seen. I have stories for my brother--he would have appreciated a lot of their choices.

Today, B.L., C.P., and I went to a science museum and then to Kensington Gardens to visit Peter Pan.

This was under the energy conservation exhibit--apparently a future alternative for fuel will be poo. I didn't ask questions.

This was the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. It was gorgeous and peaceful--I really enjoyed seeing it.

We found him.

Last year's group read Chapter One of Peter Pan at the statue, so we continued the tradition and read Chapter Two. I kept looking around into the trees to see if he was listening to the stories about him.

Side story: I had a Peter Pan pin on my jacket, but I discovered it missing while we were in the park. It's gone. I should have known better than to bring Peter Pan into Kensington Gardens; he's obviously going to run away.

I do believe.

Tonight, in celebration of Friday the 13th, we braved The Woman in Black. It's a clever, creepy ghost story that surprised me by being super good. It's a very well put together production.

Tomorrow we're going to see the Queen!