雖然莎士比亞母親瑪麗‧亞頓的屋子離史特拉福有些距離,外表也不如其妻子的屋子來得有特色,不過,這間農莊由好幾棟村屋組成,數個庭院裡還規劃有農耕博物館、鳥園及可愛動物區,頗有民俗博物館的味道,有時間的人還是不枉走一遭。 參觀之旅起於兩個接連的農家庭院。第一個庭院中有穀倉、農場馬車等等,第二個農場中則有數個倉庫。最有趣的是莫過於一間養鴿子取蛋的鴿倉(The Dove Cote),裡面有650個洞讓鴿子居住,如今鴿去樓空,但可以想見當時的「熱鬧情景」。另一間倉庫則是蘋果西打製作間(Cider Making House)。 7. 莎士比亞妻子之屋 : e, c8 c5 v J; K
根據考證,霍爾園應該是莎士比亞的大女兒Susanna與夫婿John Hall在莎士比亞去世之前所居住的地方。由於霍爾是位畢業於劍橋大學的醫生,所以此間房裡的擺設也相當精緻。一具雕刻精美的兒童高腳椅就是莎士比亞誕生地基金會最經典的收藏,陳列在屋中的大廳。大廳二樓還展示當時醫生所用的械具,頗為有趣。公仔箱論壇7 W4 T, A6 r$ i
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It's such a pity that they don't allow you to take any photos inside the house. However, the guide there in the house is very helpful. Feel free to ask him or her any questions about Shakespeare or the house. You'll get more out of it than just going in and out very quickly --- I know I did! 作者: kinwah88 時間: 2012-12-1 07:12 PM
I also had a chance to visit Shakespeare's birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon two years ago as part of my tour of England. You don't really have to be a Shakespeare fan to enjoy the visit. I could feel the history inside the house. But actually I enjoyed more walking around the garden with beautiful flowers at the back. Too bad, I didn't have enough time to go to visit Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway's Cottage. BTW, I bought a booklet there which entitled "Shakespeare - work, life and times -- Official Guide". It has some good information and interesting pictures about his birthplace and around Straford-upon-Avon.