Travel Series: Bath
7:27 am
T R A V E L S E R I E S
B A T H
England
Winter 2016,
I spent this year's winter holidays differently. My friend and I visited our english friend in Bath. This trip was really exciting for Amika and I because this would be the first time us two little asian kids would experience dining as well as staying in a english home.
We took the national express from London Victoria to Bath Spa for £6! What. A. Bargain. But heres the catch, it took 3 hours instead of 1 hour 30 minutes by train. The bus wasn't full so we decided to get 2 seats each. We just chit chatted the whole way. Halfway we even got told off by the bus driver for being to loud hehehehe
First stop once we got to Bath was have tea. We went to this little quaint cafe called Sally Lunn's. It is known to be one of Bath's most famous tea and eating houses. It is located in a historical building-- one of the oldest houses in Bath. Sally Lunn's is famous for its big soft and fluffy buns; either savoury or sweet, you choose. We were so indecisive, we couldn't decide whether to get a savoury bun or a sweet bun or both, however in the end we decided to go savoury just cause we were too hungry. Not only that, we ordered a different tea each to compliment our fluffy savoury buns. Amika and I ordered the same thing which was rarebit and mushroom bun (mine is without bacon of course) and Georgia ordered the cranberry ad brie bun. Guys, the buns were so light and soft. They were soooo good. A must if you visit Bath.
After tea, Georgia's mum picked us up near by and we drove home (home as in Georgia's house) It was a solid 15 minutes because of the traffic and I guess it was because it was raining. Once we got to her house and settled down (settling down the dogs as well) we helped with dessert i.e. creaming the pavlova and adding yummy delicious fruits to the top of it. We added strawberries, blueberries and peaches with icing sugar on top. Though, the picture below was taken before we added the peaches and icing sugar.
Georgia's mum made a delicious local delicacy, beef stew, mash potatoes, vegetables and an english dumpling. It was such a cold wintery evening that day, and we were able to tuck into a rich beef stew with fluffy dumplings that warmed us right to our toes. yummy yummy yum yum
Below was dessert round 2: Homemade apple pie with vanilla ice-cream and coarse sugar.
Picture below:Amika seated outside of Georgia's house overlooking the beautiful mountains and scenery
Day 2
The Roman baths is another must see when in Bath. It is a historical site of historical interest in the english city of Bath. In the olden days, the Roman Baths was used as a roman site for public bathing. I guess its somewhat like a huge public pool if you think about it. However, it wasn't just used for bathing, some romans used to wash their fruits/vegetables/ foods and even clothes there. Other than that, people would go to the Roman Baths to hang with friends and gossip.
To enter the Roman Baths, we had to pay an admission fee of £13 -- student rate and we were given a free audio guide at the entrance. The audio tour was interesting and easily to follow, not one that it was even interactive.
The site was filled with beautiful and old detailed features. The only other Roman ruins that I was able to experience would be the Roman Forum and Colosseum in Rome which had a lot to offer. Compared to the ones in Rome, the Roman Baths are much smaller but still had a lot of character and history behind the walls. It was an educational and fun experience.
The Pulteney Bridge is a famous bridge in Bath that crosses the River Avon. Its exceptional feature is that there are shops both sides built across it. According to sources, apparently the Pulteney Bridge is one of only four bridges int he world to have shops on both sides of the bridge across its full span.
(Picture below: Pulteney Bridge)
(Picture below: The circus)
I know.... this does not look like the circus. I was bit confused as well when Georgia said she'd take us to the circus but we ended up here.hmmm The circus in Bath is not the circus we all thought it would be. It is actually an example of Georgian architecture that begun in 1754 and was completed in 1768. 'Circus' comes from the latin word which means ring, circle or oval. Hence from the picture, you may notice that I took a panorama -- for which you would notice a somewhat oval shape.
All and all, I had such a fantastic time in Bath although Amika and I could only stay for a night. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The weather was nice, the food was great the people were nice. A fabulous experience especially when you re brought around by a true Batholian. Thank you Georgia for your hospitality!
SJY
0 comments