Stratford upon Avon

One good reason to purchase the cultural package AIFS offers is the trip to Stratford upon Avon. Luckily, it was nice and gloomy that day to help enhance the eery tone of the chapels, old homes, and cemetery's we saw. The picture below is Shakespeare's home. No on lives there of course, but the countless number of tourists who visit it each day keep it alive. 

Down the block from Shakespeare’s home lies the Guild Chapel. Inside it is hollow, but one can’t deny the spiritual focus the silence provides you.

Next we visited Shakespeare’s grave inside the Holy Trinity Church. It was quite pretentious and cost 50 pence to view it. I found the gravestones that surround the church outside to be much more of a view as they did instill a sense of fear in me with there spooky demeanor; which was much more entertaining than viewing Shakespeare’s casket, boring much?

The highlight of the event for me was going down to the river and watching flocks of swans and mallards interact with another. This was a much needed moment of joy after the morbid morning. I also enjoyed my self a vanilla soft-serve with mint flavor. 10/10.