Saturday we took a day trip to Bath. After getting up reasonably early we took a bus into town to get our FirstDay SouthWest Ticket. Transport is proving to be quite costly here. However this ticket is a real gem. Only 6 pound each you can go anyway in the South West region on any bus run by the First group up until midnight. It pays to do the research! Going by train is a lot quicker but I enjoy the bus.
The countryside is delightful, incredibly green (more so than NZ), lush fields, incredible willows, oaks and silver birch. Arriving in Bath we were rather hungry and opted for a quick bite. OK so immediately it is evident that Bath is quite a bit more expensive than Bristol in relation to food and accommodation. I am thinking that we have made the best decision in making Bristol our home. We wandered around taking in such sites as the oldest house in Bath (where Sally Lunn a young French maid made her home and baked the famous Sally Lunn buns). Wandered through the Bath Abbey, visited the loos at the Roman Baths having decided not to pay the 10 pound for entry this time round.
At midday we met up with Tony (complete with Aussie green and gold) for lunch and a day of browsing the streets. The weather was stunning, the company great and a brillant day all round. It has given us a brief taste of Bath and I think we both agree that we will come back again once we are settled and earning the pound. I for one am keen to get into costume and do the Jane Austen sites especially with the September festival drawing near. Tony and I went into the Assembly Rooms where all the dancing and socialising used to take place under chandliers and string quartets. I could quite get into the part there in my Regency style costume! I just need to convince Steve of the same. 🙂