Friday, June 29, 2012

Bath, a bullet points edition

Day 1
  • Took the train to Bath from Paddington. Train was pretty nice, but the best part was passing by beautiful scenery and taking in the countryside.  Also, COWS EVERYWHERE!!  
  • Checked into our B&B.  It is not as bad as all the reviews say!!  TripAdvisor is just mean. I very much enjoyed my stay there.  
  • Ventured over to The Crescent
  • Strolled over to The Circus.
  • Went to the Fashion Museum and got to try on some fabulous Victorian dresses.
  • Walked by St. John's.
  • Saw Bath Abbey.
  • Went to the Jane Austen Centre! Was definitely falling asleep at this point...my apologies to the woman who gave the presentation.  I will never sit in the front row again.
Day 2
  • Went to Stonehenge.  It's a very interesting thing to look at.  I listened to an audio guide for about an hour about all these different theories as to why Stonehenge was created.  My favorite was the one about Merlin the wizard.  I bet it's that one.
  • Made our way over to the Roman Baths.  History everywhere!  I dipped my hand in the water and had this yellow film on my fingers afterward.  Cool.
  • Ran through the rain to get to The Beau Nash to get some dinner and watch the Span v. France game.
  • RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
Day 3
  • Enjoyed my last full English breakfast (sausage, bacon, toast, fried egg, mushrooms, beans, and more) of the weekend
  • Went to a worship service at Bath Abbey
  • Holburne Museum
  • Lunch at Cafe Au Lait
  • Victoria Art Gallery
  • Ate some ice cream while enjoying the sunny day
  • Bought a copy of Jane Austen's Persuasion from a local bookstore
  • Took the train back to London!
Excellent weekend.

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