yesterday's tug-of-war was really the climax of all my four days on the field in the afternoon running around getting the kids ready for their events. the legs and hands are all dark and burnt. i even woke up in the middle of the night just to scratch the two itchy legs. well, this is one of the sacrifices i guess.
ok, let's go to bath for a one day trip now.
oink oink...
free-range pigs??? look at the space they have to roam around and they are big!that morning, it was to stonehenge first, from bath and then back to bath at noon.
the narrow lanes we drove through before getting to the main road
quaint houses in the villages
and finally....stonehenge for the second time. now i regretted buying tickets to enter its ground and get the same audio guide which i hardly listened to. i could have just stood outside the fence and took a photo of stonehenge right? i could have save about 7 pounds if i remember correctly.
old school house aka mulberry's factory outlet at shepton mallet. die....all her cash is surely dumped here ;P hahah...is that what you think?? well, not entirely wrong lah. this is a must-go place in my list once i know i would be going to bath and i had jot down the address to key into the gps. hehehe
it is a big and spacious outlet and there are so many bags here!!!! woohoo!!! but i know what i wanted...so it was a breeze. haha.....yup. more bags!!! but let's leave them for the next post.
see that mulberry sign above kilver court? i think this is the place of mulberry's founder and this is where mulberry started. we had tea at its cafe.
sandwiches, cakes, apple juice and teas. yummy.so after tea at 2p.m., we headed back to bath city centre. it took us about 45 minutes. the drive to stonehenge from bath was long!! aaahh!!! enduring the more than 90 minutes drive just to see stones!!! no more!!!!
bath abbey.
ring the wedding bells! the front door of the abbey opened and a happy couple emerged. haha...that took us by surprise as we were about to pose in front of the door. congrats to the happy couple and to be wedded in such a beautiful abbey.
side view of the abbey.the group split after that. i alone went into roman bath and explored the town while the rest decided to do shopping at bath's high street. duh! all the way here in this historical and oh-so-beautiful town just to visit the shops? beats me.
well, i guess that is what happens when you have done your homework and know what to check-out. i am more interested in absorbing the vibes of the place. shopping can wait later in london.
so i bought my ticket and ventured alone into roman bath. it cost me 12 pounds.
temple ruins found in the area.
one of the many small spring water baths in the complex. i guess it has become a wishing bath now with all the coins thrown in to make a wish come true. nope, i did not throw one in.
the original stone slabs placed around the main bath.view of the abbey from the bath
anyone care for a soak? the smell of sulphure is not that strong here and the water is not really that hot. haha..i did dip my toes in just to test the temperature of the water.i had to take my dinner alone that day because i found another restaurant in my list while i was wandering the streets alone. they had 2-course meal promo which would end at 7p.m. and 7p.m. was the time i was supposed to meet the rest.
pock chop with mushroom sauce and sally lunn's bread.
this is the bun. yummy!!!
the kitchen at the cellar...naahh.. it is not real.
yupp, this is the oldest house in bath and i alone went there because i did my homework!
vegetable soup with more bread! well, that is what the place is famous for and it is really good. the bread was warm and the butter was warm. so imagine having that after walking on the streets for a few hours on a cool day. aaaahhh
i wonder whether i am taking the photo because of the car, tree or the building behind.....not sure what that building is now. too lazy to check map.
pulteney bridge. a short bridge in bath which has shops on both sides. there are many such bridges in italy so i guess it is roman influenced?
bath river
so after exploring alone for the whole afternoon, i met the rest at high street and they got their dinner at mcdonalds.it was time to pack that night as the next day (4/6), we would head for london for one week.
4 comments:
hehehe yup yup i didn't go into stonehenge the last time i went there with my family (coz been thr, done that, not worth to go in a 2nd time!), just lepak outside @ the nice green grass with my sis, bro in law, niece & nephew with the breeze blowing through my hair & nice sun ;-)
same as in bath, family went to roman bath, me & sis family ended up wandering the streets, abbeys, had late lunch @ one of the pubs nearby, just lazing around soaking up the environment;-)
how nice it was when i think back.....wish i can do it again....
Tq for the thorough account of ur venture in Bath.As if u can read my mind whatever questions that crossed my mind u've answered them so what more do i want!
c2, you wanna go and visit the same towns in uk again ah? i think once is enuf. there are still so many quaint towns to visit kan. well, go there for your honeymoon lah. your sis is there. so senang.
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