The City of Bath

Saturday I had the opportunity to go to Bath.  Please feel free to pronounce it B-ah-th as it sounds so much more posh that way.  It was a glorious day that was perfect for some sight-seeing.  Here's the day in pictures:

The Bath Abbey - quite spectacular. The stained glass was really nice and they had a display of modern tapestries that told the story of Christ from Birth to Ascension.

A view inside the Abbey Cathedral.

The Circus - not the Big Top, rather a circular neighborhood of sorts that shows off the finest of Georgian architecture. During Jane Austen's day it was common to take a promenade around this neighborhood.  I think the vehicles look soooo out of place!

Cool detailed carvings on all of the buildings in The Circus. Most of the buildings in Bath are made of limestone. The architecture is amazing.

Number 1, The Royal Crescent. Please keep in mind the enormity of this building which is the end of the Royal Crescent when looking at the next picture. Cameras just don't capture it!

The Royal Crescent. Truly significant in the architectural realm. Try to ignore the scaffolding on the right. It seems these historical buildings take a lot of upkeep.

Royal Victoria Garden under the Royal Crescent. In the film version of Persuasion there is a nice little walk down part of the path that runs through these gardens.

 The Parade Gardens - beautiful.

Lion topiary.

This city had lions everywhere. Some were stately, some were gaudy, and some were just cool - like this one.

 Pulteney Bridge.  Pretty cool and so stately!  The bridge is lined with shops so that when you are crossing it you almost don't even realize that it's a bridge.

 A view of the water from right underneath the bridge.  You're looking at the River Avon, which incidentally is pronounced A-ven, not Av-on like we tend to say.

 The view from our picnic spot.

 Yep, we could see this as we dined al fresco as well.  Homemade sandwiches just taste better with a view like this!

We made a quick stop to Sally Lunn's for an authentic Sally Lunn Bun. Sally Lunn was a famous French baker that fled from France and set up a bakery in Bath and was soon world famous. I got to eat in her bakery - it's only 300+ years old!

 The Roman Baths - hence the name "Bath."