One of the most incredible things about Bath is...
It feels timeless
You want to step into the story of the past
To hear the sounds of horse & carriage upon the cobbled streets, as the gentle breeze carries the music from the assembly rooms as you approach for a ball.
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One of the buildings worth seeing, for free, is the Assembly Rooms
A little info from Wikipedia
The Bath Assembly Rooms were designed by John Wood, the Younger in 1769. The New or Upper Assembly Rooms opened
with a grand ball in 1771 and became the hub of fashionable society,being frequented by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, along with the nobility of the time.
Continue reading at Wikipedia
or check out
Bath Assembly Rooms website
(All my photos are taken by my iPhone)
It feels timeless
You want to step into the story of the past
To hear the sounds of horse & carriage upon the cobbled streets, as the gentle breeze carries the music from the assembly rooms as you approach for a ball.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One of the buildings worth seeing, for free, is the Assembly Rooms
A little info from Wikipedia
The Bath Assembly Rooms were designed by John Wood, the Younger in 1769. The New or Upper Assembly Rooms opened
with a grand ball in 1771 and became the hub of fashionable society,being frequented by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, along with the nobility of the time.
Continue reading at Wikipedia
or check out
Bath Assembly Rooms website
(All my photos are taken by my iPhone)
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One of the things I have come to enjoy is discovering
coffee shops while wandering around new places.
coffee shops while wandering around new places.
Stepping away from the corporate vibes and enjoying a place with a little more character. As well as hopefully a coffee shop with ethical standards that care more about both quality of coffee and quality of those lives whom they purchase it from.
My friend Lisa spotted this coffee shop a few years ago on a day trip in Bath.
Colonna and Smalls
Simple and effective decor, filled with much warmth, helpful & friendly baristas and a great cup of coffee no matter what you order. I so enjoy stopping here while in Bath.
My friend Lisa spotted this coffee shop a few years ago on a day trip in Bath.
Colonna and Smalls
Simple and effective decor, filled with much warmth, helpful & friendly baristas and a great cup of coffee no matter what you order. I so enjoy stopping here while in Bath.
After my coffee, my friend and I went in search of a
book shop to peruse books for an hour.
We stumbled upon this quaint local book shop.
It just happened to be close to everything else we loved!
It was called Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights
And delightful it was.
book shop to peruse books for an hour.
We stumbled upon this quaint local book shop.
It just happened to be close to everything else we loved!
It was called Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights
And delightful it was.
A clever way to display books...especially if your town is called Bath!
Two days in Bath were not nearly enough.
My friend and I both wished we planned to stay a few more nights.
However, we did use our time well, seeing much and yet still enjoying the slow pace which meant including a nap in the park for my friend while I read... bliss, pure bliss!
We stayed at an incredible B&B.
A house that was over 240 years old.
It was a magical experience to wake to the first light of day spilling from the horizon upon the treetops and roofs below in the distance.
If you plan to visit England in the distant or not so distant future, I encourage you to make sure to include time in your schedule to wander down to a place where time has stood still and take in the beautiful sights of Charming Bath.
