UK Baby Part 4

Last Sunday, our feet took us out of London. To Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Oxford. We took a Golden Tours package with Moie.

Weather forecast that day was a day with snow. Irene and I walked from Park Inn hotel, where Sam was staying, and not a few minutes later, it started to snow. The single word that came to mind as I was walking the cold, cold streets of Tavistock Square: "Insane!"

We arrived just in time for the call time of the tour, but because of the weather, the pick up times were screwed. Anyway, we had a long day ahead of us.

First stop, Warwick Castle. Now maintained by Tussauds, our guide shared this is the best maintained castle in England. This was our first castle of this trip. Castles are huge... and pretty cold. Hehe. Here are my favorite pictures...







Next stop was Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakepeare' birthplace. It was a small pretty town. Shakespeare's home was pretty big, for the olden times. I liked how one of the guides explained the origins of the expression 'sleep tight'. The small model of a theater during Shakespeare's time is pretty close to how the movie "Shakespeare in Love" depicted it.








Last stop was Oxford. My oh my. I didn't realize how prestigous this uni was. Bill Clinton is an alumni and was a Rhode scholar! Oxford's a university town, and it's home to several greats like C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tony Blair, and Margaret Thatcher.

Too bad the Great Hall where they shot some of the Harry Potter scenes was closed for that day. I was sooo looking forward to seeing that.






After our tiring day, the girls (Sam and Irene) and I took a last picture (trying to mimic the last one we had from 8 years back).



Next stop, Scotland!