Thursday, April 1, 2010

Bath, England



Twice now I have been to Bath, England. What a charming and quintessentially Georgian/Regency city. This first time I visited, I was sure to tour all the major tourist spots, including the Pump Rooms (where we had high tea and terrible water) and Bath Abbey. We rode the Brit-rail in to the city and I remember feeling exhilarated and overwhelmed with my first steps into the city included double decker buses whizzing by and the view of the Avon River and the beautiful hotel which overlooks the cascades of the river. Later, after easily meandering through the streets and making our way to the Royal Crescent and back down and across Pulteney Bridge (I loved the tiny tourist shops that flanked the street) we decided to stop for a bite to eat and headed back on the train with sheep dotted views of the picturesque countryside to London. This trip was actually my honeymoon, which included London and a short flight to Bavaria, Germany.
Upon the second, and somewhat accidental trip to Bath, we chose to drive and stayed at a small Inn just outside of Bath, called Lower Limpley Stoke. It was a charming Regency Era Inn with all the modern amenities.

We did not have as much time in the city of Bath the second time around unfortunately. I revisited the Pump rooms and enjoyed the Jane Austen Center for the first time, but I spent more time exploring more of the details of the city before heading out once again.
This is a city not to be missed if you ever have the opportunity to travel through England. Bath holds a charm that is an architectural flashback to the Georgian Era with its beautiful limestone uniformity.

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