Bourton-on-the-Water

　　The River Windrush was flowing through the town of Bourton-on-the-Water and the town seemed to be literally floating on the water. The appearance was of more elegance than that of Venice, though I've never been to Venice. I found more people along the river than in other towns which I had visited before in the Cotswolds. Just walking along the river was fun. According to my travel guidebook, the Motoring Museum on the riverside seemed to house several classic cars and lots of toys and the Model Village, a ninth scaled Bourton-on-the-Water sounded also fun, but we gave up seeing them as we wanted to visit the birthplace of Shakespeare. The time was really limited.

バートン・オン・ザ・ウォーターにて

村の中心をさらさらとウィンドラッシュ川が流れ、名前の通り『水の上』に浮いたようなそのたたずまいはヴェニスの小型版。これまで見てきた街に比べ人が多い。川沿いに散策を楽しんだ。川沿いに立つクラシックカーの博物館には車のおもちゃを集めた展示があると旅行ガイドブックに載っていて、また村の１／９の模型が見られるモデル・ビレッジなど観光施設があったのだが、シェイクスピアの生家を訪ねたくて時間の都合で入館・入場は諦めた。