Bath and Roman Bath

Next up was Bath. And as I mentioned before I loved LOVED Bath! My only disappointment is that with the tour company we had very little time to explore the city! Only an hour and a half and that included the tour of the Roman Bath’s (see below) which was awesome but I wanted to go to the Jane Austen Centre (the whole purpose of me going on to Bath) and Assembly Rooms (which I didn’t get to go), I think not even a whole day would be enough. The place is amazing!

Limestone buildings, some dating back to the 1400’s, cobble stone sidewalks and roads. Lot’s of little parks and spiral gothic churches and buildings. Museums, gardens’ shopping, the place is a fountain of mysteries walkways waiting to be discovered.

Once you first arrive in Bath you arrive while overlooking the city, so suddenly you see the city below you, laid out in cute little rows of limestone lines broken up by trees and roads. You leave the same way and suddenly you are surrounded by patchwork green fields dotted by picturesque sheep and separated by hedges. It was truly breathtaking (see pictures below that I took while on the bus leaving town back to London).

I now understand why Bath was such a huge deal for London Society during the off season. It may be small but it is the perfect place to relax and get away from the stress and dirtiness that a big city would have. And I can understand how Jane Austen was so inspired to write while living in Bath, the place is oozing with inspiration. I just want to get off the bus and walk those hills as I overlooked the city at my feet. I could simply live here, happily and content. Darcy (my dog) would love even more, all those hills to chase rabbits and heard sheep? It would be his heaven. lol

I so want to go back! *sigh* Maybe next year :) Bath and Peak district lol.

Anyway here are some pics of Bath, Roman Bath’s and the countryside.


The city Bath from up high


the Abby


Roman Baths