I decided to splurge a little and pay extra for an AirBnB right in the center of town. It was a one bedroom apartment with a pullout bed. More roomy than I expected and very attractive and comfortable. We made a bit of a nuisance of ourselves when we arrived by trying to open the wrong door. The owners (renters?) came to the door and said we were in the wrong place. We were up another floor.
Had to get a picture in front of this discount store. LOL,
This small hot spring pool was available for private rental. How cool would that be?
The entrance to the Kings and Queens baths - dating to the Georgian times (not Roman)
As we were walking by, Delaney and I were drawn in by a group setting up a blank canvas and sound equipment. We'd seen artists and musicians, but not a combo. Eventually the lady sang several hymns while the man sketched a lot of empty boxes. Our mystery was solved when he made them into block letters and shared how God is for you, not against you. We don't need to Worry or Fear. We can have Hope in the Future because Jesus died for us. Nice message, intriguing delivery.
In our wandering, we passed a Market full of miscellaneous interesting shops. This notions store had hundreds of buttons!
Delaney spied a YMCA and wanted to ask to get a tour of the facilities like we were considering joining. When we got to the door, we determined it was a YMCA hostel, not gym. We didn't go in. It looked like a great discount lodging for anyone visiting Bath! Pretty quiet courtyard and minutes from the center of the city.
We saw a lot of great pub names, but I didn't manage to get pictures of all of them. The Pig and Fiddle above and the Giggling Squid below.
On our second day, after visiting the Baths, we decided to see as many of the cool architectural features of the city as we could.
We had a picnic lunch on the square, seranaded by a Spanish guitar player. Very relaxing.
The Pulteney Bridge. One of only 4 bridges in the world fully covered by shops. You can see in the picture below its wide enough for auto traffic.
The River Avon
King Edwards School opened 1552. Another sign said it was restored in 1979. It looked like it needed a second restoration.
We saw this metal horn sculpture on two different houses on one street. Never did figure out what it was.
This picture is funny because its on panoramic, which usually makes straight things look curved, but because the building is in a big circle, it looks almost straight.
(Taken the next morning when we passed by)
The Royal Crescent was in front of a large green. The Bath Half marathon was run earlier in the day and this was the ending point. Glad we got here after the crowds were dispersing. We took the opportunity to find our 200th geocache in the park and discovered what the "Adventure Labs" app is (linked to geocaching without the cache - just way points and multiple clues to tour you around an area).
We were a bit stumped about dinner. A number of places were closed on Sunday and most were were not serving until 5:30 (it was 4:00. We were tired and hungry). We finally found a good Italian place and had a great dinner. I don't normally take pictures of drinks, but I was pleased to see the metal straw in Delaney's drink.
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