2011-09-10 Saturday: Trip to Bath

Roman Bath

Pulteney Bridge

Bath Abbey

Clapham Junction Rail station is the busiest in Britain – it seems every train going South from London stops here.  So 5 minutes from the door we were at the station and on the 9:30AM train to Bath.  Bath was a Roman Spa around 4AD and parts of it still remain today.  We toured the archaeological dig and ended up in the original spa area.  The tour was very well done with great audio-visual support.   Walking around Bath was a revelation.  The architecture is Georgian and whole city blocks have been done in the same style.  The Avon River runs through Bath and the bridge over the river is lined with shops on both sides. The city has many green spaces all with lovely gardens.