London 2009 - Day 4
We got up very early and had a toasted crumpet at the flat and were on our way to the tube station by 7:30. We caught the train to Bath at Paddington Station 
and were in Bath Spa (that’s what they call it) by 10:00AM. We had hotel reservations at the Abbey Hotel, a 5 minute walk from the station as promised. The hotel let us stow our bag while we met up with the walking tour outside the Roman Baths at 10:30.
AND WE WALKED for 2 1/2 hours. It was a wonderful tour! We went by the home of Beau Nash who was responsible for the popularity of the Bath as a resort for London swells in the 1700’s. He was interested in having all the titled folks visit, but also the middle class. According to him, the titles had names, but the middle class had money. We stopped in Queen’s square where there is an obelisk in the center as an homage to the Romans.
We walked on to the next park called the Circus. It is a larger, round park with 3 crescent shaped buildings surrounding towering plane trees. They are residences now. The Roman architecture is awe inspiring. We walked on to the next major architectural area which was called the Crescent. Outdoing the Circus built before, this has one huge crescent shaped building, now townhouses. One was purchased by Nicholas Cage for 4 million pounds (about $6.64 million by today’s exchange rate).
In our tour group we were happy to meet John (Gio The Blogger) and his wife Dana from Chicago who were traveling on to Italy (jealous!).
After the tour, we ate lunch in a lovely little French restaurant called The Arch. I had sea bass with a poached egg on top, and LJ had pork tenderloin. Everything was delicious. After lunch we shopped. I bought two tops and a caftan and a pair of shoes, and LJ bought a T-shirt. Fitting, right?
LJ at the Arch
We had dinner at another French restaurant called Casanis. I had lamb chops and LJ had pork again. Everything was beautifully prepared. We walked back through the town to the hotel and fell wonderfully asleep. It was a great day.
What is it with that guy and pork? And what did his T-shirt say?
Comment by Janet - your "other" sister — July 13, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
I guess pork replaced the cheese sandwich he ate every day for lunch all through junior high and high school. His t-shirt says Coeur de Lion, the smallest pub in Bath.
Comment by Cynthia — July 14, 2009 @ 8:54 am