Georgian Bath

Last Sunday, the day before Beccy went home, we decided to go to Bath. This beautiful Georgian city is only about 15 miles away and is well worth a visit. Bath is such a popular tourist attraction that I was expecting it to be a lot busier than it was. A bonus was that parking is a lot cheaper on a Sunday, not that we realised this at the time. Beccy took Mollie and Ben to visit the Roman Baths and take the waters (yuk have done this-drink the water I mean!), Dillon and his friend wanted to do their own thing (once we had got Dillon a new pair of daps, trainers, runners or what ever you call them). Embee and I took a little walk and then he sat while I went and took some photos.
This is my view of the famous Pulteney BridgeThere are shops running either side of the narrow road (not much traffic on a Sunday, but not many of these shops were open anyway).
This is the view from the other side of the bridge. Several of the old buildings are being renovated and it looks like they are being turned into appartments.
You can take a river trip on the pleasure boat.
Or you can speed up to the weir for a closer look. Or just stroll along the river banks and sit and admire the view.
As soon as you sit down the pigeons think you are going to eat and they hover in hope. This guy was unlucky but he hung about for quite a while.


For anyone who is interested The Royal Crescent is a beautiful example of Georgian architecture and it is often used in the filming of period dramas.

Embee and I have decided that we are going to make a return visit in the near future. The city opened a new Thermae Spa last year and when Sam and Fred come to visit in September we are going to try it out.