19th June- Bath

We listened to the news Tuesday morning and heard that the sun was to be out most of the morning so we headed for Bath! The Bath Abbey was beautiful and Mom and I were both very impressed by the intricate work on the ceiling. The windows were also incredible. Brian had me take pictures of several of the wall plaques to different Pennisular War veterans--figure that. I won't make you look at them though.

From there we walked out side to the Roman Baths, right next door. They were just found in the last 150 years and excavated out. They are 15 feet below the street level. The water is green because they are now exposed to the sun, and the algae grow. They would have been clear and very hot in 200 a.d. The Pump Room was right next door and we didn't have tea there, just looked and checked it out. Very nice, Beau Nash did a good job!
We then hopped on a sightseeing bus tour for the rest of the city, and went around once just to figure out where we wanted to see more. Mom on the top of the bus,....Next stop Jane Austen's for tea. We then walked up to the circus which was a full circle of townhouses from the Georgian era, late 1700's--and on to the Royal Crescent where we toured the inside of a Georgian home at the #1 townhouse museum there.
We were home early enough for us to build a fire again and read our books. A very nice day with rain at the end but plenty of clear day to enjoy.