Stratford-Upon-Avon

This past week I visited Shakespeare's birthplace with the program, visiting a few of the cottages associated with him and his family and also seeing three Royal Shakespeare Company performances. We saw Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and Richard III. All of the performances were wonderful and although Twelfth Night has always been one of my favorite plays, Richard III stole the show for me. We also visited Kenilworth Castle as a day trip.

• Shakespeare's Birthplace
• Shakespeare's Grave
• Anne Hathaway's Cottage
• The Stratford Theatre
• Kenilworth Castle

Scotland

Scotland is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and Michelle, Alex and I had a wonderful weekend. We explored Edinburgh on Friday and Sunday and on Saturday we took a tour of the Scottish West Highland. I also tried classic Scottish dishes like "haggis, neeps and tatties"(potatoes and turnips) honeycomb ice cream and of course Scottish Whisky.

• The Royal Mile
• Edinburgh Castle
• The Elephant House (where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter!)
• Stirling Castle
• Doune Castle
• Loch (Lake) Lunbaig
• Kilchurn Castle
• Inverary Castle
• Loch Lomond
• Rest and Be Thankful Pass
• The Village of Luss

Ireland Study Trip

I just returned from my Ireland study trip. It was a wonderful addition to my first trip to Ireland. I especially loved Trinity College and the Dublin Writers Museum.

• Trinity College: The book of Kells and Library
• Dublin National Museum (Bog People!)
• 1916 Walking Tour of Ireland
• Dublin Writers Museum
• Dublin National Art Gallery
• The Guinness Storehouse (Because I couldn't stay away)
• Literary Pub Crawl 

Future Travel Plans!

This Weekend: Ireland Study Trip

Next Weekend: Scotland-Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands

The Weekend After- Palma de Mallorca, an Island off of Spain
(This one isn't set yet, we're still thinking. But we're hoping for a beach!)

Dublin with Brendan!

This past weekend I went to Dublin with Brendan before he left for home. It was a wonderful weekend and we got to have lots of good Irish food, drink and Brendan got the tattoo that he's wanted for forever!

• Dublin City Center
• Parnell Square
• The Spire
• O'Connell Bridge
• Ha'Penny Bridge
• Dublin City Hall
• Dublin Post Office
• Christ Church Cathedral
• St. Patrick's Cathedral
• The Temple Bar
• The Guinness Storehouse