The City of Bath is about one and a half hours west of London, England. The population is about 90,000. It was was first settled in about the year 2 AD.
This city is famous for its 'baths.' The Romans built huge 'Roman bathhouses.' Even in the Georgian era, it was known as 'the spa town.'
It is a beautiful city to stroll around in. Parks, pedestrian only streets, a river with falls, a Georgian Bridge, and shopping galore. But also a great deal of historic events happened here.
Below is the interior of the Bath Abbey. Famous for being the place that Edgar, the first King of England was crowned.
Also, legend has it that King Arthur defeated the Anglo-Saxons here during the Battle of Mons Badonicus in 500 AD.
Bath Abbey is right in the hub of the city. On the outside of the church, it has decorations of angels climbing to heaven on ladders. When the Abbey bells ring, it resonates throughout the city. Beautiful.
I love this sculpture inside the Abbey. While we were touring the Abbey, a group of Bath students were learning all about Easter.
A trip to Bath wouldn't be complete without a visit to the Jane Austen Center. The tearoom upstairs was great and the staff very colourful! Tea and scones.
"I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath, when I am at home again. I do like it so very much. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?"- Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey (a character in a book written by Jane Austen.
Below is the much loved, (especially by my daughter, Alexa), Mr. Darcy from 'Pride and Prejudice.' Jane Austen lived in Bath for about five years and wrote 'Persuasion' and 'Northanger Abbey' during that time.
They refer to this as 'having tea with Mr. Darcy.' His portrait hangs in the tea room.
Georgian homes line almost every street in Bath. The 'Circus' is the most lovely I think. It is located on a round-about street and each corner (there are four) have identical curved town houses like the one below. Basically it would look like a circle of houses from the air.
This is my best effort at getting a panoramic view of the Royal Crescent.
Roses in bloom everywhere in Bath and the surrounding countryside.
The Roman Baths evolved over 300 years began as a temple constructed here in 60-70 AD. It was designed from a natural spring found in Bath that the Romans and Britons treated it as a shrine to the goddess 'Minerva' (Romans) and 'Sulis' (Britons). The baths were constructed to hold hot baths, warm baths and cold baths. It was said to have incredible healing powers. People came from distant lands to be in the therapeutic and healing waters.
Fun in the tourists shops in Bath. I wonder what the Queen would think of this 'hula dancer.'
Outside flower shops located all over the city. The days we spent there felt like summer. Very warm and sunny.....only a wee bit of rain.
Little Debbie pondering life on a quiet street in Bath.
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