We are down to the wire. Tomorrow we head home, so if we are going to do any more sightseeing in England it is now or never!
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| City street in Bath |
The only other city on my 'bucket list' is
Bath so we head there today. It's a three hour ride to get to Bath. Bath was established as a Spa city back in 60 AD and may have existed even before that. It's almost hard to comprehend that age!
All of the buildings seem to be made of the same yellow color stone. The architecture really is beautiful.
We found a pub (like we do in each city we have been do!) and have a pint. Once we are fortified we decide how to attack the city. We were not good tourists today and did not bring the guide books with us, so I decided to take an open air bus tour of the city. Eddie prefers to see it by foot, so we head our separate ways for an hour.
While beautiful, it surprised me that this city has quite a bit of litter in it. I noticed it because almost every other city on this trip was immaculate!
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| Bath Abbey |
Eddie and I met up for dinner at an outdoor café in the courtyard of the
Bath Abbey. The
Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as
Bath Abbey, is an
Anglican parish church and a former
Benedictine monastery in
Bath,
Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, Bath Abbey was reorganized in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major
restoration work was carried out by Sir
George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of
Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the
West Country. Another spectacular church!
This was a great way to spend our last day in the British Isles. A beautiful setting on a beautiful late afternoon! Now it's time to head back to be sure we are all packed for home.
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