
Once the Shakespeare play was over and Bill was able to drag me away before I made the mistake of buying copies of all the plays in manga and in young adult novel versions for my sixth graders (can you imagine me toting those in my Rick Steves backpack??), we continued our walking tour of…

When Bill asked what some things were that I wanted to do on this trip, I could only think of one thing: See a Shakespeare play in the Globe Theatre. Today was Play Day! Somehow I didn’t picture that this 16th century theatre would be located right smack dab in the middle of downtown, but…

On the afternoon of our second day, we stormed the castle. Warwick Castle, that is. Pronounced Warick, the castle was built in 1068 by William the Conqueror because it was in the center of the country, with quick and easy access to any direction. Additionally, it was on a sandstone cliff on the banks of…