Cotswolds

TRAIN:
Cheltenham Spa to Stratford-Upon-Avon
(2 transfers at Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street)
Travel Time: 2 h
Total: £13

Our second day in the Cotswolds was spent in William Shakespeare’s birthplace: Stratford-Upon-Avon. I’ve read Shakespearean plays since I was ten years old due to my fifth grade teacher. We would study one play throughout the year and put on our own performance at the end of the year for our parents and celebrity guests (my year was “Comedy of Errors”). I ended up joining his Saturday program where we continued to study Shakespearean plays and visit Ashland, Oregon every summer to watch live performances of the plays we studied. We put on performances as a group for veteran Shakespearean actors like Sir Peter Hall and Sir Patrick Stewart and our favorite, Sir Ian McKellan. I mean we were called the Hobart Shakespeareans! Continue reading “The Cotswolds: Second Edition” →

TRAIN:
London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
(1 transfer at Swindon)
Travel Time: 2h 18min
Total: £118.42 (for 3 people)
Total per person: £39.47

We took the early morning train from London Paddington Station because it was going to be a long ride to the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is located in the English countryside and exactly what my dreams were made of. I was obsessed with the Great British Bake-off for years and was always stunned at the kindness and sweetness of the contestants on the show that I thought it couldn’t possible be real! And then I arrived to the Cotswolds and literally entered this alternate dimension where everyone is helpful, kind, and just refreshingly lovely. Literally the one word I would use to describe the Cotswolds is lovely. Continue reading “The Cotswolds: First Edition” →

Category: Cotswolds

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