Bath
Last week I didn't get work on Monday so I trotted down to Bath to visit Julie, who was staying there for a while. Even though it poured rain all day (of course) we still managed to get around and see quite a lot in a few hours.We started with a good long catch-up over Bath Buns at the Sally Lunn bakery. Apparantly the famous recipe is now handed on as part of the property deeds for the business.
We wandered around the streets for quite a while. Most of Bath is heritage listed - hundreds of buildings - and it is just beautiful. I spotted a lot of streets I recognised from books, Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen in particular set a lot of their writing here.
The Upper Assembly Rooms are still preserved for visitors and house the Museum of Costume. Once again, it was strange to see in real life the kind of gowns I have seen described many times in period novels. We also visited the Jane Austen centre and had tea in the cafe there, but were too late to tour the musem.
The centre of Bath is dominated by the Abbey which towers over everything around it. It is equally stunning inside and absolutely crammed with memorial stones and, presumably, dead bones! The Roman Baths and the Pump Room are right next door but I left those for when I go back for a longer visit with Neil - we just did the girly stuff :-)
posted by dianemulholland @ 5:39 AM
3 Comments:
I LOVE Bath! - One of those places where I think you can just "feel" the history! - Glad you enjoyed it!
You should fess to what this trip inspired you to watch (then purchase, and want to watch over and over)!
Oh to bath in Bath, with bun in hand! What a novel ideah. The steam and bubbles, foam with no troubles. Nibbles and natters with friends of old, lots of stories to be told. Heading home relaxed with yearnings to return. on a trip for a dip. So cleansing so refreshing.
DaD
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