Stratford, the Town– Part Four

One of the nice features of Stratford is its downtown is for pedestrians only. And as you come to the entrance way of the main street, you are greeted by the statue of ‘the fool’, a tribute to the fool in ‘As You Like It’. The business persons in Stratford are not stupid. They know tons of Americans come to Stratford every year, especially in the summer, so it is no surprise there is a place here with this nome d’ plume…. For those wanting to try genuine pub food of a non-American sort, here’s an establishment on the Main Street where we ate… And it just happens to be right next to Shakespeare’s family home. Notice below the wattle in the wall, showing how some ancient homes were built. You can even pretend to be Will Shakespeare, as my friend Raleigh consented to do…. This picture should be compared to this. There was some good entertainment to be had, here is a singer and guitar player who was excellent. His actual name is Tom, but he calls himself Woodsmoke, and I bought his CD. There was also a weird statue dude…… Looking like a mummified Shakespeare. But I wanted to do to the Bookstore, which had all things W.S. in any and all forms. And here is what I was looking for— real wi...