Stratford-txt Shakespeare's Birthplace


Photos Wednesday, May 4, 2005

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Shopping Mall Elizabethan Style

It was late when we arrived, and it was cold, so not many people were out.

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Shakespeare's Birthplace Visitor Center

We arrived late, after their closing time,
but the volunteers gave us a warm greeting with champaign
and strawberry shortcake.

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No pictures inside, please!

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The house and furnishings indicated that the Shakespeare family was somewhat affluent.
William was born in April 1564, and his father was a prominent and prosperous alderman.

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