Monday 15 May 2017

Day 2 Jane Austen Tour, Local Tour of Bath

Bath is a beautiful city, the only one in England to be a World Heritage Listed site.  So many buildings are historic and protected, built in the characterstic honey coloured local stone. We had a local day today.

Here are some views looking to Bath from the surrounding hills.

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You can see Bath Abbey in the centre here.

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Beautiful green with English wildflowers everywhere.

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Back on the coach.

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Poulteney Bridge in the distance.

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The Circus

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Fun umbrellas on display in the main shopping precinct.

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My two Camden Monday class friends, Jan and Glenda, enjoying the sights.

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We had lunch in The Theatre Royal vaulted room.  Here are Glenda and Jan again.

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We then had a private tour of The Assembly Rooms, built around 1760. Balls would have been held here during the period Jane Austen lived in Bath.  It is a magnificent series of rooms with superb chandeliers.

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This is the main ball room.

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This is the octagonal shaped Card Room.

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This is The Tea Room where tea and refreshments were served during the ball.  Tea was a very expensive commodity during Georgian times.

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The Fashion Museum will be discussed on a separate post.




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