Bank Holiday in Bath

We arrived in Bath on a Bank Holiday, so shops were either closed for the day, or closed early.

The Fashion Museum in Bath

The interactive area of the Fashion Museum in Bath. It was a fascinating place, the display of gloves was especially interesting. The tough thing about the place was the low lighting everywhere, because light is so harmful to delicate cloth. Guests are free to try on hoop skirts and corsets.

The Weir at the Old Mill Inn - Bath

This is the weir at the Old Mill Inn - and you can take a boat between this weir and the one in downtown Bath. That's something we did. It was great. We were the only ones on the boat. And we saw a kingfisher. They're so small!

The Cathedral in Bath

This is the view of the Bath cathedral from the walkway above the Roman Baths. Yep, the cathedral was built on top of the baths, as was much of Bath in this area. It's the piece of info missing from all the displays, who, where and why did they fill it all in and build on top of everything?

Laundry Led Us to the Royal Crescent

The famous Royal Crescent in Bath - which we found by accident because we were looking for a place to do laundry. We found the Spruce Goose laundry facility, and my Dad parked the car just up the street - right in front of the homes. I like this picture because it shows some of the famous Bath stone in less-than-makeup-perfect shape. I wondered when we were there just how the stone was kept clean. Do they blast it? Use acid cleaners? I never did find out.

Old Mill Inn Riverside

This is right out the restaurant at the Old Mill Inn in Bath. The river is called Avon, but it's not because it's THE River Avon, it's just a general term for rivers. The setting was perfectly pastoral. Across the river, sheep were grazing.

Off to Bath - the Old Mill Inn

This is the water wheel at the Old Mill Inn in Bath, England. A delightful place and the restaurant there was one of the best meals we had during our trip to England. We heard some story about how the wheel was going to turn the restaurant for a "revolving restaurant" attraction - but that since the river sometimes flows fast, the turning would have made diners nauseous. I don't know if that's true, but it is true that the wheel squeaks.