Day 7 part 2,8,9,10,11

So part 2 of Day 7 has to deal with the fact that we went to two shows while in Stratford. We went to a Winter’s Tale which is a very good show for one to get introduced to Shakespeare on.Next we then went on to see the show As you Like it which was again another great show for us to see.

Day 8 we spent in Oxford touring the colleges that make up Oxford University.There are so many college buildings to this university that we were only able to tour New College.

Following the tour of New College we then went punting on the Isis which is a boat type device that one can row down the River. Fortunately, no one fell in which was a plus. It was just a nice relaxing activity for us which after such a hard first week was good for the group to do before our second week.

Day 9 was an extremely exciting day for the group because this was the day that we ended up going to the John Soane’s Museum which was a cool place due to the fact that there were paintings upon paints that would fold out from the walls. This place was just crammed full of things to see. It was amazing.

Part 2 of Day 9 we went to The Royal Haymarket Theatre and got to see Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stuart in a world class performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot which was amazing and funny at the same time. As a plus everyone got to meet both Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stuart at the Stage door which will I believe be a lasting memory for all of us.

Day 10 was a day of relaxtion for us because we went to Hampton Court which were Royal Gardens for the Kings and Queens of England. They were completely amazing although it was cold and rainy yesterday. Finally, to cap off the night we ended up seeing Tom Stoppard’s adaption of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard with Ethan Hawke which was another great show.

Finally today on Day 11 it was a free day for all of us to go visit and explore the city which I and my comrades thoroughly enjoyed. It was a very relaxing day for all of us.

Well that is all for now from the group here in Merry old England.

Until Next Post

Steven Van Overbeke

Day 2,3,4,5,6,7 of London

Today and yesterday alot of things happened here in London. Yesterday we went to the Tower of London and saw the crown jewels and saw the Comedy of Errors at the Globe which waas totally amazing. Of course standing for 3 hours was less fun but just being in that atmosphere of the reconstructed Globe was very cool.

On Day 3 we went to North London and visted one of the biggest markets in the world which was Camden Market which if you have been to a flea market type setting before that it is what it is like. If you like any type of shopping this is the area for you.

Day 4 was actually a pretty light day in that we just had a performance of the tradgic Romance of Romeo and Juliet

Day 5 was a very heavy day for us we visited actually a lot of the London City area including a few famous churches such as Saint Paul’s and Saint Ethelreda’s, Saint Bart’s which I would recommend visiting to everyone because it that neat.

Day 6 was a great day for us as well because we visited many places such as the Actor’s Church and National Portrait and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square where we saw many famous painting such as the Grotesque Lady and The Sun Flowers and such.

Day 7 was our busiest day because we took a coach to Shakespeare’s birth place and where he lived as well as his wife’s house. We also saw where they buried Shakespeare. It was a great thing to see.

Well that has been what we have been up to for the first six or so days of our trip. Coming up I shall let you know about the last few days and the activities that have been going on over these days.

Until Next Post,

Steven Van Overbeke