To Be or Not to Be?

Next stop...Stratford-upon-Avon Apparently, Avon was the Saxon word for river, so there are like 4 Avon Rivers in this general area, and Stratford is the London suburb where the Olympics are going to be in 2012, but this is the place we were looking for today. We took a photo in front of Shakespeare's house and everyone got to impersonate Will in the face board. The house was in a nice pedestrian mall with shops and cafes. We then walked down the river to the Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare and his wife, Anne Hathaway are buried. On our way out of town, we drove by her cottage, which was closed for the evening, but we got a lovely view of the outside! Stratford-upon-Avon is at the upper edge of the Cotswolds, so we drove through this gorgeous country side as night was falling. We stopped for dinner in Chipping Camden, eating at the Lygon Arms Hotel. Very yummy pub food. While we are on the food subject--I'm not sure why British food has such a bad rap. We have found most of the restaurants to be very good, with a couple being downright outstanding. There is a favorite local place, Jude's Ferry, which has the most wonderful food. I, whose motto is "nothing from the sea," have even partaken of the famous fish and chips. And they were actually pretty good, greasy, but good. And the scones, and crumpets, and digestives...don't even get me started. Seriously, I can't stop.