Well we did a walking tour of the city of Bath today and it is really a lovely city. A long time friend of Melissa's live here with her husband and 3 young children. There are no cars - other than taxis and buses allowed downtown until 6 pm so the whole downtown area is reserved for foot traffic. There are sooooooo many shops and stores and little restaurants - we just fell in love with the whole area.
Here are some photos of our walking tour. I might add that Bath is a very hilly area as is the downtown area so when I say we went on a walking tour, I mean WALKING and LOTS of it!!!!
There are quite a few beautiful gardens on the grounds of the hotel we are staying in
And beautiful women!!!!
Some views of our hotel The Bath Spa - Melissa is at the Spa now enjoying a massage!
Front entrance to the hotel
Of course - more splashes of color
I'll bet Mary Poppins took off from a few of these roof tops!!!! :>)
As we do, we found a nice little coffee shop to start off our walking tour
Mocha grande - I always get whipped cream on mine!! :>)
Some of the city behind Melissa
Bath Abbey
Side view of the Abbey
We toured the Roman Baths. These are believed to be about 2,000 years old and a lot of restoration has been done on them. It is just an amazing place to visit - you can almost hear the voices of the Romans enjoying the hot spring fed baths.
My lovely DW Melissa
One of the many shopping streets
Melissa with her new friends "The Mimes"
Inside the Abbey
Beautiful ceilings
Lots of shoppers downtown
Back to the entrance of our hotel
Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour of Bath - we arrived and felt right at home - so much beauty in this area.
Tonight we go out to dinner with Melissa's friend and her husband.
I was a bit worried about the food here - having heard so many "stories" however the food has been fantastic!!!!!
Tomorrow we are going to Stonehenge which is in Bath and just a short car drive away.
Thus far this has been a wonderful trip - London was just fantastic - lots of hustle and bustle and lots going on there - Bath is somewhat toned down but yet has a sort of countryside charm with a most beautiful downtown area and lots to do.
Later my friends.
JR :>)
