Day 13 - 14 - Bath Region

It’s been quite an eventful a day to say the least. Some of us lucky travelers got a nice wakeup and others woke up… late, and had to quickly get dressed so we wouldn’t miss the yummy delicious breakfast. Thank the lord most of our stuff was together from the day before.
After the tasty English breakfast we got on the coach for a two hour bus ride. Too bad for some this ride became longer and longer as an accident made the traffic get heavier and heavier. So we pulled over to the nearest motorway stop to have a comfort break and some scrumptious snacks. After a 30 minute stretch break it was back on the coach to enjoy some more hours on the way to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Some slept while others watched the beautiful scenery pass by… then finally… there it was, our first destination - Anne Hathaway’s lovely house. The gardens were gorgeous and the inside delightful, but we couldn’t take any pictures of the inside.
After taking in the beauty of the land it was back on the coach for a short, ten minute ride to Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. Then each individual group went off to enjoy some lunch. After regaining our energy, it was time to explore the sight we came for.
We ventured into the little museum before the house to learn more about one of the greatest writers of our time’s life. After all this information was taken in, it was on to the house.
The house was once the largest one in the city, but to us, seemed quite small (especially for those of us who our more on the tall side). The house had many bedrooms, one of which is where Shakespeare was actually born in. We learned a lot from the guide about the early years of a baby life. The mother was in the bedroom with the curtains drawn for six weeks before and after. The baby was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in the cradle where it slept until it was old enough to sleep on a trundle bed. This trundle bed had to be tightened once in a while and this is where we get the saying “good night, sleep tight”.
We stopped by the gift shop next and then had to leave for the coach. We spent some more time on the bus as we traveled to our next hotel. We got there and got our room keys then made our way through the maze that is our hotel and found our room. And here we our; some just relaxing in front of the TV, others working out, and some already in the pool.
It’s going to be a great night tonight and it’s too bad we can’t stay longer… but it’s off to London tomorrow and we’re all excited!!!
See everyone in 5 days?!?! Where have all the days gone?!? - Elizabeth Lund ‘10