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What a long day!

Started off with going on the coach and taking a 2 hour bus ride to Stratford-Upon-Avon. We had a small tour through the town on the coach and then we made it the birthplace of Shakespeare. Then we walked up to the river Avon and hung out there and then headed back towards his birthplace. We stopped for some lunch and then made our way to his house.

It was very fascinating to see that a lot of his works came from this house and him growing up. There was authentic furniture all throughout. I think it was really cool that his house is seen as a place for pilgrimage for readers and writers. There was a window that people had come to sign when they made the journey. One of the notable writers that came were Sir Walter Scott. Then we made it outside where a bunch of actors were acting out different scenes from selected scenes. It was really cool to see them between all the different characters.

Then we traveled about an hour towards the Cotswold's. This literally means sheep hills. It was a cute little quaint town. We walked by the river and then past a church and finally found a ice cream shop and had dessert for the day.

Then we got back onto the bus and headed back home. But my day was far from over.

My friend and I finally returned to the British library. It was amazing to see the rare books exhibit. I fell in love with it. The first section we came across was the science. They had the notebook that had the original findings for penicillin drawn. As well as some other notebooks about the science of humans. Then we saw some of the different sacred texts' such as some of the original bibles, and Islamic texts'. It was so cool to see such beautifully done things. Then we saw some of the original Beatles lyric sheets. It was so cool!! And it only got better from there. We saw the oldest copy of Beowulf. It was so well kept and then there were other copies of the translated version as well. Then there were original scores. I died during this part. There were scores from Stravinsky, Mozart, Beethoven, and others. My favorite part had to be the score from Vaughen Williams for his Folksongs and I am pretty sure that it was part of the Folksong Suite that I have played before. It was so cool to put those connections together. Finally I saw some of the older translations and transcriptions of the Shakespeare plays. It was really cool to see all of this.

Then we finished our night at a restaurant called The Shakespeare and I felt like it was a wonderful ending to a wonderful day.

Until Tomorrow!