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Well it’s a beautiful setting and classic experience anyway! That’s what’s important in the long run. The baby deer would have been nice though!
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Nice finds in the shop and love that gingerbread cow! That was quite a nice surprise for Jan at Windsor Castle! The prices were crazy there for lunch but then again it's a tourist area. Too bad the afternoon tea wasn't as good as usual but seems you enjoyed it overall.
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Wednesday 20 September – part seven: seeing the sights in Bath after dark
We made our way into Bath, marvelling at the guy on the mobility scooter, who was going faster along the pavement than we were moving along the road. Yes, the traffic was still pretty bad, despite the fact it was after 6:30pm, and I thought after rush hour. Apparently not.
We eventually made it to our bed and breakfast place for the night, and it seemed very nice…
We were given the choice between the red room and the blue room, and Jan said blue, so we got red. I totally forgot to photograph it when we arrived, so I tried my best later on. It was certainly bright!
We headed out again shortly after arriving (that’s my excuse for not doing the proper rounds of photographing ) and ended up driving over Pulteney Bridge, which neither Google nor the GPS thought we could do.
There was a good reason why they both thought we couldn’t drive over it, it’s illegal to do so. We got a fine for it, that we had to pay, so that little jaunt cost us Ł30 ($38). I guess lesson learnt, listen to Google and/or the GPS next time…
Anyway, Pulteney Bridge crosses the River Avon, and was completed in 1774, connecting the city with the newly built Georgian town of Bathwick. It has shops built across it on both sides, which you’ll see more of it in due course, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building – remember, that’s the highest designation any building can get in this country.
We were very impressed at how well lit up it was at night – absolutely beautiful.
We headed around the corner, and Jan and I got out to get some photos of Bath Abbey, which again was beautifully illuminated…
We jumped back in the car, and drove over to both the Royal Crescent, which is a row of 30 terraced houses, laid out in a 500 foot long crescent, as its name suggests. It was designed by the same architect responsible for the Circus, and was built just a few years after it. Guess what? Yes, it’s grade I listed too… There were 30 townhouses when it was first built, but only a third of them are still townhouses today. The remainder have been split into flats, while one townhouse is now a museum, and another is a hotel. It’s not a very good shot I’m afraid.
Sadly, after the other sights, these weren’t illuminated at all, which was a great shame.
With that, and the rain falling heavier by now, we headed back to the bed and breakfast, and called it quits for the night. We figured we needed an early night after our long and exhausting day in London yesterday.
The weather today was dry and cloudy with a little sun and rain in the evening with temperatures in the high 50s. The best thing today was showing Jan a variety of different sights. The worst thing today was the afternoon tea we had. Today we tried driving around Bath at night And the result was we were very impressed with how Pulteney Bridge and Bath Abbey were illuminated. The most magical moment today was seeing the look on Jan’s face when she realised we were at Windsor Castle.
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Bath is beautiful lit up at night! I recognize the bridge and falls from the Les Miserables movie. And of course the Royal Crescent I’ve seen in many things.
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Caught back up. I knew as soon as you showed the shops that you were at Windsor!
If you can’t drive over the bridge it seems they should have a barricade of some sort.
I’d love the lavender shop - one of my favorite scents.
Caught back up. I knew as soon as you showed the shops that you were at Windsor!
If you can’t drive over the bridge it seems they should have a barricade of some sort.
I didn't think it was very obvious, given it was dark and we were tourists and unfamiliar with the city. I would imagine they would catch quite a lot of people that way. Oh well, we know for next time.
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I’d love the lavender shop - one of my favorite scents.
Glad Jan enjoyed her surprise of Windsor Castle! Great pictures! At least the tea was an experience. Sorry the food didn't taste better! Great pictures from Bath! Sorry about the fine!
Your room looks very nice. Too bad about the bridge fine you received! The abbey looks very nice as does Bath all lit up.
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Beautiful night time shots of Bath, especially of the bridge and the river! Well maybe now you can look at that bridge and chuckle a little bit. Driving that bridge is not something everybody has done in their lifetime... but you have! But.... maybe not something to brag about all the time!
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Beautiful night time shots of Bath, especially of the bridge and the river! Well maybe now you can look at that bridge and chuckle a little bit. Driving that bridge is not something everybody has done in their lifetime... but you have! But.... maybe not something to brag about all the time!
Oh there's definitely an element of that - been there, done that, won't do it again!
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That was quite a nice surprise for Jan at Windsor Castle! 
The prices were crazy there for lunch but then again it's a tourist area. Too bad the afternoon tea wasn't as good as usual but seems you enjoyed it overall.
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Yes, the traffic was still pretty bad, despite the fact it was after 6:30pm, and I thought after rush hour. Apparently not. 
It was certainly bright! 
) and ended up driving over Pulteney Bridge, which neither Google nor the GPS thought we could do. 
There were 30 townhouses when it was first built, but only a third of them are still townhouses today. The remainder have been split into flats, while one townhouse is now a museum, and another is a hotel. It’s not a very good shot I’m afraid. 
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