Thursday 9 May 2013

Beautiful Bath



The first Bank holiday of May coincided with Chloe Antiques Spring Open House sale so off down the road to Warminster we went. The sun was out and apart from a few rain spots the English countryside looked glorious and fresh. It was delightful to be bobbing up and down the road that wends it's way across the Salisbury plain with the sun on our faces.

Chloe's house was looking beautiful as always with a large selection of beautiful items to tempt shoppers. Unfortunately I got rather blinkered by all the lovely things and neglected to take any photos! I was remarkably restrained and came back with quite a small haul - more about that later.
After enjoying some tea and cake in Chloe's cosy kitchen we were back on the road to pay a visit to Bath.



It took us a while to find somewhere to park but we quickly left the car and with stomachs rumbling made our way through the thronging streets to Sally Lunn's Bakehouse and Cafe. The buns did certainly not disappoint and my husband made a bulk purchase of several from the bakery shop to enjoy at home!


We then headed over the Roman baths which was fascinating, I know it sounds strange but I often forget how old some of our cities are. Living in London I don't often think about the ancient roots of the city that much despite loving history. I guess when you see it everyday you cease to notice it.



I loved seeing all the little bits of everyday life that they had excavated from the nearby area. I couldn't help but think of the poor person who had gone to the baths that day, thousands of years ago, only to find they had lost their bracelet. I bet they certainly didn't think that centuries later hundreds of people would be staring at it in a glass case!



Bath certainly was beautiful in the sunshine with the golden stone that makes up most of the city bathed in a lovely warm glow. We will certainly be back!

9 comments:

  1. It looks beautiful, I've never visited Bath but hope to make a very quick trip there later this year sometime.

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  2. I've always wanted to visit Bath, and you've tempted me even more! Lovely pictures, you've really captured the history and atmosphere,

    Love Claire xxx

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  3. Thanks for the memories of my few days in Bath exploring those interesting streets and ruins! It was four years ago in early June.

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  4. I visited Bath as part of my Needlework A level group over 30 years ago.A beautiful place and somewhere I would love to revisit.

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  5. This sale sounds very interesting. Bath is such a wonderful city to visit and so much to see and do there. You have to keep looking down and then up to catch all of the architectural beauties. Minerva x

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  6. Oh I love Bath, I must go back soon x

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  7. Beautiful Bath! I have been three times and visit the Baths every time. While I was there last summer I hoped to get some of Sally's buns but the queue was enormous so we opted for ice cream instead. I guess that gives us reason to return the next time we are in the UK.

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  8. I so miss Bath. We used to live very close and visited often. I will be back too!

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  9. Oh I would so love to go to Bath, it is on my Bucket list to visit. Hopefully one day soon :) It looks like such a beautiful place. Did you buy anything nice from the sale? x x x x

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