Weekend in Bath

Well friends, our first weekend trip went off without a hitch! We travelled by train to Bath and had a great time. Here are some pictures and details interesting enough to share... (or so I think). We took the trip with Kate & Stuart- another GEP couple.

Accomodations: We stayed at a bed and breakfast called the Hunters Spinney. Check out their website: http://www.huntersspinney.co.uk/. I've stayed at a couple B&B's in the US, and each time they were very cottage-ey like places where I had private access and my own key. This place was a little different- we stayed in the home of this nice couple! The room we had was very nice with a cozy bed and our own bathroom. Every morning we'd hop downstairs for a proper English breakfast to fuel our day of walking and exploring. (English breakfast = eggs, toast, baked beans, hash browns, fruit, tomatoes, mushrooms, tea, coffee, and OJ)

Here is a picture of the house:

On Saturday we awoke and walked down to town- about a 15 minute trek through some back roads. We visited the Roman Baths: http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/. It was super cool to go through these- helped transport you to another time a long time ago. We learned a lot about the Romans and their impact on the UK's history. Here is what the Roman Baths look like from the lower level... Cool huh!

After that we enjoyed a pub lunch and some rest. Then we hopped a big red bus (this country loves the big red bus!) and did some sightseeing. It was a chilly autumn day- but we were lucky because it was sunny and pretty. The best part of the trip was that we hit it at the perfect time to see the changing colors and the gorgeous brass and yellow trees and leaves.

The town is very picturesque. It also had a ton of hills and views at every turn, which I realized I miss a lot about home. London itself is pretty flat, and there aren't really views anywhere unless you hike up to the London Eye. This little town afforded some incredible vistas.

After all that sightseeing we headed back to the house to rest before dinner. On Sunday we did more walking around and sightseeing. Here we are in front of Queen Victoria's Park:

All in all, it was a relaxing trip. Many of you know that JP loves to take some neat pictures- I shared two below I thought he did a good job on:

For those of you interested in seeing all our pictures from Bath- here is the link to our album in Shutterfly. Just a note- you do not need to sign in to see the pictures: share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AaOWLNy4bN2N4

Finally, it is Monday. JP is back in Amsterdam for hopefully the last week. I'm back to my normal, a few hours at Starbucks, work out, then find something to do outside to interact with people other than the baristas and other computer peeps at Starbucks. I'll post later this week when I have something else worthwhile to chat about! Until then, enjoy your week!