With all this time in London, I did want to get out of the city for a day. I booked a ticket to Bath, planning on visiting the Roman Baths. I do wish I’d done a little more research, and I would have paid homage to Jane Austen as well; weirdly, the Jane Austen Centre was not listed on the brochure of places to visit or I probably would have tried to get there. At any rate, it was a stunning day out, and I enjoyed it very much.
On the way to Bath, zoom!Reflecting pool.Roman baths entry, gorgeous domed ceiling. An owl on a stele.Caldera, where the baths were heated.Three figures.Very old steps stained with minerals.Steps into the main pool.Bit of Celtic writing, one of the only examples in existence.Pediment with sun face.Bath was called Aquae Sulis, and was a sort of resort town.Hairdo of an upper class Roman woman.Dog chases hare This doggo is very happy to see you.Haruspex stone. To be specific, the stone where a haruspex reads the entrails of animals to predict the future. A very acceptable pub lunch, with cider. “Wanted those chips” indeed. (Novel: Percival Everett’s “Dr. No”.)Dogs Always Welcome.Cathedral at Bath.Gorgeous nave, spiney!This cathedral is fire!Carvings around the organ pipes.I may have had impure thoughts about this cellist, rehearsing with vocalists for Bach’s St. John Passion. Mmmhmmm.St. Pancras station’s very pretty Art Nouveau girders. Bonus: an easy destination from my digs! WTF
I got home with some time to kill before bed, and only wanted to watch some Brit TV. Thwarted!!
Debkakes in the UK 2025 