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Bath

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    • Day 2

      Am 2. Tag Zwischenstation in Bath

      May 8, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Bath ist eine herrliche Stadt in der Nähe von Bristol. Wie der Name schon sagt, gibt es in Bath viele Bäder, die von den Römern erschaffen wurden und heute noch existieren. Bei dem sonnigen Wetter wirkt die Stadt noch viel schöner.Read more

    • Day 4

      Bath

      May 2, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

      Jamie, our guide, took us on a walking tour of the old part of Bath this morning. I am amazed that pretty much the entire city is built with the honey-colored Bath stone back in the Georgian period from early 1700’s to mid 1800’s. And there really are lots of buildings made in shape of circles and semicircles. But over time all the beautiful Bath stone turns darker brown and black.

      We visited the Roman Baths which dates back to Roman times….43 A.D. They took baths in the hot bubbly mineral springs and believed in its healing powers. Thus, the name of the city! You can’t swim in it anymore, but you can drink the water with about 43 minerals in it, so I did have a glass and am waiting to heal and feel rejuvenated!

      I walked through the Abbey Church which was built about 500 years ago. With all the stained glass it has a nickname of “Lantern of the West”.

      We ate a light lunch at the world famous tea and eating house which is supposedly the oldest house in Bath. It’s the rival of the Bath Bun from yesterday. It was very different, but also delicious. It’s hard to describe…part bun, part bread, part cake and you order it toasted with sweet or savory toppings. We shared and had honey cinnamon with clotted cream and also melted brie with cranberry sauce…wow! Tea is the drink of Great Britain. Funny, but I asked if they had ice tea. She volunteered and said she had never made it but would try!

      Rebecca and another person went to the thermal spa, so I just wandered around town. I walked way too much…my phone recorded 7 miles, which I believe. I wanted to roll down the sidewalk the last 1/2 mile! I refuse to go far for dinner, so we’re heading to the Hop Pole, a popular pub, where I’m getting a much deserved cheeseburger tonight!
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    • Day 5

      Glastonbury and Wells

      May 3, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

      Road trip today. We had a quick stop at Cheddar Gorge. We then visited the mystical town of Glastonbury to see the ruins of the Glastonbury Abbey, one of the earliest Christian sites in England. The Reformation period evidently left lots of vestiges across the land. This abbey is also the legendary resting place of King Arthur and Genevieve. I guess monks in the 12th century claimed to have discovered the grave…LOL! Jamie, our guide, furnished a picnic on the abbey grounds where we sampled English hard cider, Scotch eggs, sausage pies, a selection of cheddar and French cheeses and an English dessert called Victoria sponge cake which was truly fabulous. The Scotch egg and sausage pie were on my list to try. Basically it’s a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, covered in bread crumbs and deep fried. It’s like a national dish of Great Britain. Glad I didn’t order either of them in a restaurant!

      Next we drove to the smallest city in England with a population of 12,000. It has always been considered a city because it has a cathedral. The Wells Cathedral, built 850 years ago, is quite impressive and Prince Charles’ favorite. I really liked it, too. The nave is very different and actually has a modern look with its scissored arches and open circles that look like owl eyes.

      Rebecca and I went to the Royal Theater this evening to see Crazy for You, a musical with Gershwin music…very enjoyable. We’re leaving Bath tomorrow morning and heading to the Cotswolds.
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    • Day 76

      75ème étape ~ Bath (jour 2)

      October 17, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Nous profitons d’une deuxième journée à Bath pour aller nous détendre aux bains thermaux.
      Il s’agit des seuls sources d’eaux chaudes naturelles d’Angleterre.
      Les photos n’y étaient pas autorisées malheureusement. 😣
      Petit rafraîchissement capillaire et barbaire pour Florian.
      Puis nous nous sommes baladés et avons mangé note pic-nic sur une superbe place accompagné d’un trompettiste.
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    • Day 5

      The Pump Room

      June 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      After our tour of the Roman Baths, we enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea in the Grand Pump Room. Many scenes from my favourite Georgette Heyer Regency novels occur in the Pump Room, where the members of the ton would gather to see and be seen, as well as partake off the mineral waters, which you can still drink today. We all tasted the water, and it is as foul as the books proclaim.Read more

    • Day 36

      The Roman Bath

      September 25, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Las termas romanas situadas en la localidad de Bath (Somerset) son un edificio de interés histórico, uno de los más importantes a nivel turístico de Inglaterra. El complejo está muy bien conservado, gracias a lo cual se pueden apreciar muy bien los elementos arquitectónicos presentes en el edificio Las termas propiamente dichas se sitúan por debajo del nivel de la calle y los edificios construidos a raíz de su descubrimiento se pueden dividir en cuatro grupos entre los que están el «Manantial Sagrado», el Templo Romano, el Baño Romano y la Casa Museo. Estas estructuras, que se encuentran a nivel de la calle, datan del siglo xix.Read more

    • Day 109

      Bath time

      December 21, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

      After getting up and having a lovely included breakfast that was better than it had any right to be from an inexpensive hotel, we hit the road in Bartholomew II for the last time in the direction of Bath. Only stopping briefly for fuel and to give the car a quick clean.

      We handed the car over and walked along the riverside into the town centre. The town is chock full of beautiful Georgian architecture with a characteristic yellow stone. It looks fantastic, one of the most pleasing cities to date.

      After a long walk with our familiar heavy bags weighing us down once more, we arrived at our hotel, hoping to drop the bags off. We got lucky again and were able to check in a few hours before the official time!

      Once in we booked some tickets to the Roman bathhouses which we assume provide the city with its name. After a brief rest we headed over and were immediately taken aback by how impressive these restored ruins were!

      The baths are smack bang in the middle of the city across the road from their huge Abbey. And you could walk past the museum site without even knowing they were there (like we did!)

      While you can't swim in the baths anymore, some of the pools are still filled with hot water, with satisfying bubbles coming up to the surface.

      The museum was surprisingly packed, but we were still able to have a thorough look at all of their exhibits, most importantly being the pools of course, but also large parts of the temple that they had adjacent to the pools, and even a fancy bronze head of their goddess Minerva!

      Once we eventually finished with the museum (and Phill convinced himself not to buy a mini Roman soldier's helmet) we left and got some afternoon tea which included one of the best cookies that we've ever had! Nice!

      Afterwards we walked around the town a little more, exploring the general area before it got dark. We made it to a few other nice places like The Circus (not the clown kind) as well as the Royal Crescent, areas which look amazing and contain a lot of impressive Georgian style homes... Where the kind of people live that probably fell into the favourable side of generational wealth...

      Eventually we made it back home and used our fun little app to find food that was close to being thrown out. We found another Gregg's and excitedly booked it. While it was still a good haul, it wasn't quite as impressive as the previous ones we've had... But it's okay, Gregg. We still love ya.

      Step count: 13.3k
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    • Day 75

      75ème étape ~ Bath (jour 1)

      October 16, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Nous arrivons a Bath lors du semi-marathon, le centre ville étant fermé à la circulation, nous nous parquons à l’extérieur. Nous trouvons un parking d’un pub. Nous pouvons y stationner si nous y mangeons, ce que nous faisons avec plaisir. 🍽️
      Puis nous allons visiter la ville, nous prenons le thé dans le salon de thé Jane Austen.
      Nous avons fini la journée avec un plateau apéritif dînatoire devant la série 🥰
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    • Day 5

      Bath Abbey

      June 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Tom was feeling a little weary, I think jet lag and several days of walking all over Windsor and Bath has caught up with him, so Danielle and Tom went back to the apartment to let him rest up for the afternoon.
      Simon and Annabelle paid a visit to the thousand year old Bath Abbey, and then a tour of the country side on a tourist bus.
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    • Day 36

      Visita a Bath: Nonno, Claudia y Sandra

      September 25, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Bath es una ciudad ubicada en el campo ondulado del suroeste inglés, conocida por sus termas naturales y la arquitectura georgiana del siglo XVIII. La piedra color miel de Bath se usa ampliamente en la arquitectura de la ciudad, incluida la Abadía de Bath, famosa por sus bóvedas de abanico, su torre y sus grandes vitrales. El museo en el lugar de los baños originales de la era romana incluye el Gran Baño, estatuas y un templo.Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Bath, Baðanceaster, باث, Bat, Горад Бат, Бат, Caerfaddon, Μπαθ, באת, Բաթ, QQX, バース, ბათი, 바스, Aquae Sulis, Batas, Bāta, Ba, باتھ, บาธ, باتھ، سومرسیٹ, 巴斯

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