il Giardino Romantico

書蟲
Bookworm

高中第一次接觸莎士比亞，應該與許多接觸英/美式教育的高中學生一樣，不是『凱薩大帝』、就是『羅密歐與朱麗葉』。當年遇到我人生中第三位恩師 - Margaret Wallace，讓我了解了文學這個領域，更讓我深深的愛上英國文學。不過對於當時的我來說，親自造訪Stratford，簡直就遙不可及。沒想到過了好幾年後，我真的親自來到這裡，見識到莎士比亞的故鄉。

這兩天的行程，第一天的天氣相當不錯。不過到了第二天就開始下起雨來了。雖然這樣的天氣有損照片的品質，不過實際上，兩天下來該看得都看到了。連原本沒有預計要看的也看到了。可以說是非常的充實。

I first encountered Shakespeare, just like many other high school students, through 'Romeo and Juliet'.  It was during that time, when I encountered one of the teachers who had made the greatest influence in my life - Margaret Wallace.  She made me understand what literature was, and also made me fall in love with it.  However, back then, I would have never imagined that one day, I would actually set foot in Shakespeare's home town.  It seemed so ever-so-far from where I stood.

The weather was fair on the day of our arrival.  Then it started to rain on the second day.  Although this influenced the outcome of the photos I took, the trip was more than well worth it.  We saw almost everything we wanted to see.  We also saw some things that was not included in our initial itinerary.  It was, over all, a very fruitful journey.


城鎮一角。
A scene of the town.


白天鵝旅館。
White Swan Hotel


可愛的一排房子。
Cute house buildings.


某戶人家的草皮上的羊咩咩。
Sheep on someone's lawn.


新的banner背景。
New background picture for my banner.


可愛的小店。
Cute little shop.


『跳上、跳下』旅遊巴士。
Hop on - Hop off Tour Bus.


David Tennant - The Doctor [Doctor Who]、Hamlet [RSC Hamlet / 2008]


據說是莎士比亞曾就讀的學校
Allegedly, where Shakespeare went to school.


馬洛餐廳 [馬洛為『浮士德博士』作者]
Marlowe's Restaurant



奧賽羅餐廳
Othello's Restaurant


橋瑟之首 - 書店
Chaucer's Head, it's a bookstore.


Garrick為18世紀知名的莎士比亞編輯以及演員
The Garrick Inn


巫術及魔法博物館...
Museum of Witchcraft and Wizardology


莎士比亞書店
The Shakespeare Bookshop


紀念石牌
Memorial stone outside The Shakespeare Centre.


莎士比亞中心
The Shakespeare Centre

 
柏明罕大學的莎士比亞研究中心
Shakespeare Institute


可愛的小車站
Train Station.

天仙：預寫了幾篇之後，發現Stratford系列的文章好難寫。越是重視，就想越認真寫。這下子又不知道會拖到民國幾年才寫的完了。不過，正精彩的才正要開始呢...