Bath, England

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

After touring Stourhead Gardens, we continued our drive toward Bath, where we had a two-day reservation at the Badminton Villa (managed by Heather and Steve Clewley):

Badminton Villa

10 Upper Oldfield Park

Bath

BA2 3JZ

 We checked in and went to bed as we were tired from our drive.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Heather and Steve treated us to a delicious English breakfast in the morning.

The Badminton Villa is a multi-story house with a beautiful garden outside.

We began our walking tour of Bath by stopping at the Bath Abbey, but it was closed.

The Bath Abbey is a beautiful Gothic church with ornately carved windows.

From there, we continued our walk toward the Royal Crescent building.

We decided to stop by for hot tea and cakes at the Bath Bun.

Everyone, including Alex, Inna, and me, enjoyed the delicious, freshly made scones and sandwiches with clotted cream!

After lunch, we decided to visit the famous Roman Baths - the reason for Bath's name.

The Roman Baths were amazingly built, piping in hot water from the ground.

The whole building was ornately designed and must have looked fabulous in Roman times.

A lovely replica of how the building looked in Roman times was constructed and very educational.

After learning about the history of Roman baths, we decided to take Alex to the Victoria Park playground so that he could play.

Alex, being a climber, enjoyed climbing all the exciting structures.

After burning off some energy, Alex was hungry, and we decided to eat dinner nearby, in Tilly's Bistro.

We had a lovely day in Bath but did not have enough time to see all the exciting attractions.