看看我們怎麼在最繁華漂亮的倫敦市中心享受都會風情，
又帶著濃濃的莎士比亞文青風呢?
今天的莎翁行程part 3，來好好遊歷這個既現代又古典的都市
3. Walk the City of London
After leaving his hometown, Shakespeare lived, wrote and acted extensively in an eastern part of London near the River Thames, known as the City of London.
Actor-turned-tour-guide Declan McHugh, 53, hosts a Shakespeare-themed walking tour each Friday -- the tour follows a thread through the cobblestone backstreets of London's financial district.
"There are lots of memorials of one kind or another, including sculptures and plaques," says McHugh. "But many aren't well known and are hidden away in odd nooks and crannies."
Highlights on the 105-minute tour include the sites of the only two documented London addresses where the playwright lived and reading Shakespeare's signature on his housing deeds.
To celebrate the writer's birthday, McHugh will lead two special Shakespeare walking tours in South London (starting at 11 a.m., April 22 and 23), as well as two City Walks (starting at 6 p.m., April 22 and 23).
The Shakespeare City Walk; £9.50 ($16); every Friday from 11 a.m.
3. 倫敦市游走
離開莎士比亞的老家，到了緊鄰泰晤士河的東倫敦區，也就是現在的倫敦金融城，這裡是他曾經居住、寫作，並極度活躍的據點。
現年53歲，曾經是名演員，而現在是個專業導遊的麥考休先生，在每個星期五會帶領一個以莎士比亞為主題的步行遊覽，遊客們將會沿著倫敦金融區後街的鵝卵石步道，找尋一些關於莎士比亞的蛛絲馬跡。
「這裡有許多各式各樣的紀念碑，包含了雕像或牌匾（註）等等。」麥考休先生說，「不過有許多都不是非常知名，而且都被藏在一些畸零的角落或縫隙之間。」（註：plaque是一種嵌在牆上的牌子，多為金屬製，通常作為裝飾用，以紀念人物或重大事件。）
在這趟總計約105分鐘的導覽中有不少令人為之驚艷的景點，像是造訪兩處莎士比亞曾經落腳的屋址，及上面有莎翁親筆簽名的房屋契約。
配合莎士比亞生日的主題，麥考休先生還會帶著遊客體驗兩條莎士比亞專屬的步行路線，從4月22、23號的早上11點開始；而另外兩條市區的步行遊覽，則是在4月22、23號晚上六點開始。
莎士比亞城市漫遊：9.50英鎊(16塊美金)；每周五11 a.m.
以上是文章中介紹的三種慶生方式，是否已經有種蠢蠢欲動想馬上訂好機票跳上飛機飛往英國的衝動呢？
下周將繼續為大家介紹另外三種一樣驚奇有趣的莎士比亞之旅！
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