Before arriving in Stratford we stopped at Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
It was really small and beautiful. I wouldn't mind living there! And we didn't really have time to wander too much, but the gardens looked really beautiful. I still can't believe how cold it is and they still have flowers all over!When we got to Stratford our driver took us around to point out all the sites before dropping us off at our guest houses.
Then we were on our own to explore. We checked out Shakespeare's daughter and son-in-law's house, his granddaughter's house, and some other stuff.
We always have the most fun outside :D
Posing in front of Julius Caesar
We went through the Shakespeare exibit. It was really cool and just played videos--nice to get a break from reading stuff!
That lead right into Shakespeare's Birthplace. It actually felt smaller than the A.H. cottage! 
We went back to our rooms to take a little break from the cold. At 630 the whole group met up to go see the performance of "Twelfth Night."
They did it in a really interesting way with a kind of middle eastern feel even though they couldn't take it much farther than the music and costumes. It was really funny--especially when the three guys are eavesdropping on Malvolio's monologue--they did it from a big treetop that came down from the ceiling. So funny! Not as good as "As You Like It" at the Globe, but still good!Then we all got to go to dinner at The Dirty Duck. It was pretty nice and the actors actually showed up there after they were finished at the theatre!
The next morning we had until about 12 to wander so we checked out Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare's grave is. I loved his funny little poem.
We walked down by the river and then up toward town to grab lunch and then get back on the bus to head home.
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