Shakespeare's House

Stratford upon Avon and Oxford

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July 6th 2008
We woke to another dreary, rainy day, but tubed and trained our way to Stratford Upon Avon through the lush English countryside. We trugged into town from the train station, and were grateful the rain stopped as we turned the corner to "Shakespeare's Birthplace" (museum and house where he was born and raised)--just behind a half dozen high school tour groups from Italy! The place had a bit of a ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more