Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey is right next to the Roman Baths in the heart of Bath. This was the first time I had the opportunity to go inside, and I was very excited! We spent over an hour wandering through the abbey, admiring the architecture and reading all the memorial plaques set into the walls and floors. We talked with one of the volunteer abbey guides, who was telling us that some of the plaques had typos- his favourite was a lawyer's marker, which was supposed to read "... live forever in blessed immortality", but was written as "... live forever in blessed immorality" instead!

the organ

possible relatives buried in Bath Abbey?!

Roman Baths

The main event during our time in Bath was the Roman Baths complex. I also spent several hours here during my visit in Fall 2011, so please see my original post if you want more detailed information! I didn't take many photos, because most of the site is below ground or enclosed, and poorly lit. It's fascinating though- you get to see artifacts found at that site, learn about the history of the site and the lives of the people who lived here and who traveled to visit. There's remnants of tombstones, bits of architecture from the temple complex at the Baths, plus in-situ remains of different bathing rooms in the complex. 

The most spectacular part is the Great Bath (above) which is open to the sky (and affords a great view of Bath Abbey next door). 

Ceiling, entrance/ticket area of the site

map of the baths complex

amazing video reconstructions of the ruins lying
right in front of you!

Bath Abbey as seen from the Great Bath

Around Bath

Miscellaneous photos from around Bath :) Descriptions below!

Awesome vegetarian restaurant which we went to for lunch

Almost every place you go (city or specific historical site
or church) you can buy chocolate, jam, toffee, biscuits etc
with a label boasting the location. Bath is no exception!

Pulteney Bridge over the River Avon in central Bath.
There are shops and restaurants all the way along it!
Also, this isn't the same river as the Avon river in
Stratford-upon-Avon. There are actually 7 rivers
called Avon in England and Scotland. 

walking maze! We split up and tried every possible direction
until finally someone reached the centre. 

Blurry, I know, but I thought it was funny. The Jane
Austen connection is fully exploited in this town!