It is now the 18th August and we take our leave of David and Penny and take the train from Taunton to Bristol and then Bath. Again luggage on and off trains. Really heavy bags, one of which is falling apart and is unlikely to last Bath.
We taxi to our hotel room, the Hilton which is really close to the centre of Bath. We are pleasantly surprised by reception and the cafe/bar inside. And then our room....
Bigger than all the rooms I had been in apart from David and Penny's. Paul says it is not as good as the crown plaza in Finland which had been paid for by the tax payers of NSW.
It is a great room with enough room for 2 people and 4 bags at last. The bathroom has a shower in a proper shower cubicle. A good start to our two day stay in Bath.
We did the Roman baths today which were grand and beautiful. The water was a greenish colour and you are not meant to bathe in them. We spoke to one of the attendants, a rare English person, who said that yes people do jump in or, more commonly, pretend to and then fall in. Falls are not uncommon. We touch the water and I am paranoid I will be one of the elderly ladies who slip and fall embarrassingly into the water. Gracelessly like a ton of bricks.
That evening we take a walk in Bath and walk past the Abbey which is amazing. Bath is picturesque with many quaint pubs all claiming to be the oldest or smallest pub in Bath and/or England. Some are really tiny but cute.
This where we had dinner, the Coeur de Lion, which states it is the oldest pub.
It is interesting that we assumed it would be easy to be in England where we could speak the language to some extent but most of the people in customer service roles are not English so being able to speak English is not the huge advantage we had anticipated. At least the tv is in English.(if you are fanatical about all sport, any sport, like one of us is)
As we were unable to bathe in the Roman baths, we did the next best thing and went to the Thermea Baths where one can bathe in the famous spa. We bought the 2 hour package which meant bathing in the roof top spa with lots of other people, and then steam rooms on the next level down. Paul liked the ginger and lemongrass room while I preferred the eucalyptus though I found the heat and steam almost suffocating. I was pleased to go to the final stage which was more spa baths on a lower level. It was a beautiful warm day in Bath and perfect for bathing.
No photos could be taken in the baths for which we were all grateful. We shared the baths with people from all over the world, of all shapes and sizes.
We taxi to our hotel room, the Hilton which is really close to the centre of Bath. We are pleasantly surprised by reception and the cafe/bar inside. And then our room....
Bigger than all the rooms I had been in apart from David and Penny's. Paul says it is not as good as the crown plaza in Finland which had been paid for by the tax payers of NSW.
It is a great room with enough room for 2 people and 4 bags at last. The bathroom has a shower in a proper shower cubicle. A good start to our two day stay in Bath.
We did the Roman baths today which were grand and beautiful. The water was a greenish colour and you are not meant to bathe in them. We spoke to one of the attendants, a rare English person, who said that yes people do jump in or, more commonly, pretend to and then fall in. Falls are not uncommon. We touch the water and I am paranoid I will be one of the elderly ladies who slip and fall embarrassingly into the water. Gracelessly like a ton of bricks.
That evening we take a walk in Bath and walk past the Abbey which is amazing. Bath is picturesque with many quaint pubs all claiming to be the oldest or smallest pub in Bath and/or England. Some are really tiny but cute.
This where we had dinner, the Coeur de Lion, which states it is the oldest pub.
It is interesting that we assumed it would be easy to be in England where we could speak the language to some extent but most of the people in customer service roles are not English so being able to speak English is not the huge advantage we had anticipated. At least the tv is in English.(if you are fanatical about all sport, any sport, like one of us is)
As we were unable to bathe in the Roman baths, we did the next best thing and went to the Thermea Baths where one can bathe in the famous spa. We bought the 2 hour package which meant bathing in the roof top spa with lots of other people, and then steam rooms on the next level down. Paul liked the ginger and lemongrass room while I preferred the eucalyptus though I found the heat and steam almost suffocating. I was pleased to go to the final stage which was more spa baths on a lower level. It was a beautiful warm day in Bath and perfect for bathing.
No photos could be taken in the baths for which we were all grateful. We shared the baths with people from all over the world, of all shapes and sizes.
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