Sep 9, 2009 - Cotswold Way Post Script: Medical, Organisational, Cost and ‘Could I Do It’ Reports

When I last reported on my feet they were in very poor state due to the ‘blistering’ pace on the Camino de Santiago in Spain.When I last reported on my feet they were in very poor state due to the ‘blistering’ pace on the Camino de Santiago in Spain....

Sep 9, 2009 - Roman Baths

Bath is famous for, well, its baths. ... The tourists are here to snap a copy of The Royal Crescent or the shop lined Putney Bridge, to laze in a deck chair in the Parade Gardens, to be rejuvenated in the ancient baths or to visit The Jane Austen Centre, the popular writer being Bath’s favourite daughter. ... We were quite frankly, stuffed, when we descended into the pristine parks and the sublime architecture of Bath but nonetheless captivated by its easy elegance and barely disguised sophistication. ... Apparently she did an extremely fine job for an 11 year old but, on reading in a local newspaper the next day that she was dressed ‘rather drab’, she vowed never to return to Bath again. ... True to her word she never did, even to the extent that when her Royal Train passed near Bath she instructed that the blinds be pulled down so that she not ‘see the vile city of Bath’. ...

Aug 14, 2009 - Bath, Lacock and Stonehenge - England

We traveled by train (2.5 hours) to Bath, England and had lunch and a quick tour around central Bath. ... Then off to Stonehenge and a bus ride back to Bath. ... Caught a 6:30 train back to Swansea and home by 10 pm.We traveled by train (2.5 hours) to Bath, England and had lunch and a quick tour around central Bath. ... Then off to Stonehenge and a bus ride back to Bath. ... Caught a 6:30 train back to Swansea and home by 10 pm....

Jul 27, 2009 - Bath & Stonehenge

Wow! That was a crazy week, I´m writing this from Spain on the 30th as I have not had a moment to fill you all in! Now let me back track to Bath. ... Arriving back in Bath we whipped around to vosit the beautiful Georgian City relishing in the panoramic tour of some of the finest architectural sights in Europe, including Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent, the Circus, Assembly Rooms and the famous Pulteney Bridge. ... Explore the Roman Baths, built around thermal springs, which have been supplying water for over 2,000 years. ... After dinner Dad went off to a comedy night tour whilst I visited the THermal Baths and Roman baths. ... It was definately an experience where I can bathed in the warm, natural mineral-rich waters, huge vichy rain shower, pure essence steam rooms and roof top termal overlooking the sunset over beautiful Bath. ...

Jun 4, 2009 - Fabulous Day in Bath

Have not got too much time on the community computer tonight. Bath is a very interesting city- gorgeous Abby, Palladian architecture and very lovely places to lunch. ... Really wish we had more time to explore but we hit the highlights.Have not got too much time on the community computer tonight. Bath is a very interesting city- gorgeous Abby, Palladian architecture and very lovely places to lunch. ... Really wish we had more time to explore but we hit the highlights....

May 11, 2009 - bath

Hi everyone had a very busy weekend with my cousins, now we have travelled to bath. ... sight seeing around bath tomorrow then off to tim and sallys in west grinstead. ...

May 8, 2009 - Bath

We drove from Temby to Bath today. ... We hadn't yet booked a hotel, so when we were near Bath I started to phone around to some hotels that were listed in a brochure using the cell phone that David Kitching had leant us. ... The next day we spent the day exploring Bath. ... Bath was extremely busy!! It was too bad because we had just come from some lovely small quiet towns to an overcrowded tourist trap. ... It was cool to see the areas of Bath that are often written about in the books I've read. ...

Apr 20, 2009 - Stonehenge and Bath

All had a bit of a sleep in and breakfast, diary catching up. Then we drove on to Bath, what a beautiful Roman ruins town, just beautiful we wandered the village, had lunch, did a walking tour to see the Roman bath houses that used to be here. ... we drove out of Bath at 4. ...

Oct 28, 2008 - Bath and Stonehendge

on Friday October 17 after our little "Cathedral incident" and our amazing Italian dinner Cates, Zarina, and myself were off to Bath. ... We ended up lucking out and making it all the way to Bath without ever having to buy a ticket, now we were not trying to do this on purpose no one ever came around and asked for tickets. ... But it was a great and friendly village! Then back off to Bath. ... In Bath we went to the Roman Bath Ruins. ... Never fails!! So then we ate lunch at the oldest place in Bath and shopped a little and then decided we should head back because we were going to go out with the girls tonight. ...

Oct 11, 2008 - Bath, via Stonehenge & Salisbury

Weather: Glorious! We checked out of the Thistle on Kensington, and caught a cab to the Hertz Car Rental near Buckingham Palace, and collected our Volvo (Wolwo!). We would love to have spent more time in this village, but we were still 25 miles from Bath and it was getting late in the day. ... But we were not prepared for the size of Bath! It is huge, and all the buildings look the same - same colour, same style in very narrow streets. ... We found our way to the B&B, Astor House.Weather: Glorious! We checked out of the Thistle on Kensington, and caught a cab to the Hertz Car Rental near Buckingham Palace, and collected our Volvo (Wolwo!). We would love to have spent more time in this village, but we were still 25 miles from Bath and it was getting late in the day. ... But we were not prepared for the size of Bath! It is huge, and all the buildings look the same - same colour, same style in very narrow streets. ... We found our way to the B&B, Astor House....

Sep 17, 2008 - Bath (17th - 18th September 2008)

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Sep 16, 2008 - Day05 Bath#2

Manor House was parading in his long drive way with dogs and a shotgun); over a private school rugby field through a copse (or was it a spinney or a coppice) to a cow paddock with all the aroma of a cow paddock to find a view of Bath stone in all its glory. ... 5 to 3 metre wide narrow canal boat on the canal above the Avon River in Bath. ... As we sat there in the Jane Austin centre and heard of the annual Jane Austin festival at the end of September when Bath is invaded by people wearing Georgian attire, I wondered what Jane would make of it all!!! I think there is something in that for all of us. ...