Yesterday was great! We headed over to Coventry to check out the Transport Museum. they had a Dr. Who Exhibition along with a wonderful history of British auto-making. I learned the in the orignal Italian Job the tunnel sequences were actually shot in Coventry… kind of cool. For the Dr. Who Exhibition I learned that while I really like the Doctor, I am a late comer (I recall watching it in the 70’s, but didn’t have a chance to follow it since the last season on BBC America. So while I was fascinated by the displays, I was lost as to their significance. Guess it’s time to start watching more on DVD!
After Coventry we headed to ShakespeareLand, yes Stratford-Upon-Avon. Beautiful town, very, very touristy. We actually took a tour since, while I am familiar with the bard’s work, I am not a scholar. It was interesting. The thing I found really neat was that they had a “kids” version of the audio. I listened to a portion of that and it was really neat. geared to hold the attention of a 9 or 10 year old (no comments). When I compared notes with Sue it seemed the same information was dealt with, just in a different manner. Stopped by to get the MINI washed since poor Nigel was looking a little messy.