"Oh - who can ever be tired of Bath?"

--Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

So I am a little behind on my blog, I know. For this post I would love to tell you about the day I spent in Bath. Just to warn you, I may not remember everything that we did, and I probably won't remember all of the buildings I took a picture of. Know this that Bath is a very busy and wonderful place to visit; even just for a day. We traveled from Wales to Bristol and then to Bath and only stayed one day. The city of Bath is absolutely beautiful. The buildings are this honey golden color which makes the whole city look very rich. I did not taste the hot, mineral water that Bath is known for. I decided that it's not worth the money to drink it. First, we got a tour of the entire city. We learned that the buildings used to be white, but because of the type of stone, they changed to the honey, golden color.

Bath Abbey

Kings and Queens Baths

Beautiful buildings

We learned that different societies in the 16, 17 and 1800s, mainly the higher social class societies, would come to Bath and bathe in the 136 degree water. Not only would they bathe, but Bath was the place to socialize and gossip. I suppose it could also have been the Las Vegas in that time.

The Assembly Rooms

One of my favorite places there was the Jane Austen Centre. It is a small museum that mainly talked about the times that Jane Austen would come and visit for a while. She actually didn't like Bath at all that much. I think in her novel, Northanger Abbey, she made fun of the socialites and

all of the things that happen there because almost everyone that visited Bath for a while, everyone wanted to be noticed, especially the women.

Jane Austen Centre with the Jane Austen statue

Bath was absolutely amazing! There are tons of little shops, big shops, and a lot of street performers entertaining all of the visitors. It was a wonderful experience.