It took about 1 and a half hours to get to Bath. I was planning on walking to my accommodation but wasn't sure if I would make it wheeling my suitcase across cobblestones and uphill. So took a taxi with a chatty cabbie who told me about some of the places to visit.
Henrietta House is a B & B right in the heart of Bath. It is an old four story house, decorated with older furniture, and Carole will be pleased to know, a very steep staircase :) But luckily for me, they have an elevator :) as I' m on the third floor.
After arriving, and armed with a map, I went exploring, which comprised of walking around, often in circles, down little side streets and then made my way to the Jane Austen Centre, which my sisters and I visited last year. This time I stayed for the talk and a look around the exhibition, which was very interesting. Well worth the money. Then I walked on to the Circle and the Crescent, both of which were used in my most favourite movie "Persuasion".
I visited Number 1 The Royal Crescent which was the first house built in the Royal Crescent. It has been restored to how it would have looked like in the late 1700s. Talk about amazing! In the servants' hall, there was a large wheel, resembling a giant mouse wheel, called a dog wheel. The idea was to put a dog in there, which then ran turning the wheel, which in turn, turned a cooking spit!! Very cruel but effective. Watch out Maisy and Murphy :)
From here, I took a different path back, which was confusing but all part of the adventure. There were too many people lining up to visit the Roman Baths so will leave that for another time. So I just kept on walking and checking out the shops.
Decided to have pizza for tea at an Italian (yes, odd, I know) restaurant. I got directions about how to get back to Henrietta House, and made it back in one piece.
It is still light at the moment, at 9.15pm, and my body clock still hasn't adjusted. Going to bed very late and waking by 6am. I think I will sleep well on the plane home!
It is very noisy outside - people and the loudest and biggest seagulls that I have ever seen! I would hate one of them to swoop and pinch my food!
Tomorrow I am going on a RazorCat tour - on a motor bike crossed with a trike :) This will take me on a tour to Castle Combe and the surrounding areas. Should be great fun :)
