On Wednesday, March 17, we began at the end with a visit to Shakespeare's grave at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. It was funny: we were taken into the church by our guide, who sat us down and told us all about burial customs and Shakespeare's grave, and then told us that since we were pressed for time we wouldn't actually go see his grave. WHAT??? Make a short shrift: he longs to see your head. Fortunately, noble Paul stepped in to be sure we were able to go see the actual burial place rather than just hear about it.
We also toured Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Shakespeare's birthplace, both very interesting. Since we were in a bit of a hurry, we grabbed sandwiches to have on the bus for lunch (chicken, brie and cranberry from a place called Food of Love).
From Stratford, we went on to Oxford, where we rambled past the Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian Library (I poked my head in the door), and into Brasenose College. It was very interesting to see the actual inside of the college. Finally I was able to get inside the Eagle and Child, the pub where the Inklings (including JRR Tolkien and C S Lewis) met. They didn''t have Strongbow so I got an Irish cider called Magners. Very nice.
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