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Saturday 16 June – part four: did no-one else realise it was mixed?
We headed off for a bit of shopping. I also got some photos of the historic centre of Bath. By now, it was a lot busier outside, but then again, it was a Saturday and to be expected.
As we walked along, I spotted this random friend in a camera shop window. I have no idea what he was doing here, but it was nice to see him…
We were looking for lunch and ended up opting for Bill’s, a nationwide chain that we’d all been to before and liked it.
I got a hedgerow fizz with West Sussex elderflower cordial, frozen blackberry and topped with Prosecco. I checked whether it was sweet and the waitress confirmed it was. It was very nice and just what I was hoping it would be.
Anne, Sean and Sara all went for the fish finger sandwich, although we were all disappointed, as they’d had a set menu advertised in the window and we all liked the look of what was on it. We couldn’t see it anywhere on the main menu when we arrived and Mark spotted it mentioned at the top with the fact that it was only served on weekdays underneath. That was really disappointing. Oh well, we talked about maybe going into Maidstone to sample it one Friday evening…
Mark got the Bill’s hamburger with lettuce, tomato, red onion, secret sauce, sesame bun and fries.
I got the beetroot and goats cheese arancini with purple basil, beetroot and pine nut pesto and seed and it was lovely, just the right size for me, considering it was an appetiser, so I guess I was still full from breakfast.
However, I did make sure to leave enough space for this… the Eton mess!
It was very and I’m glad I got it.
We chatted for a while before asking for the check. We all did a restroom stop and we had an interesting experience while there. Sean and Mark went first, then the girls went. I noticed straightaway that it was a mixed restroom. For starters, it said so on the door and each cubicle was labelled up. Apparently Anne and Sara hadn’t noticed though, as Anne was about to go out and two guys were coming in. They all immediately apologised to each other and the guys assumed they’d got the wrong restroom and went around, searching for the men’s, only to return.
Anne was so embarrassed, but not as much as Sara, who had used one of the gent’s stalls, it transpired. When we went back to the table, it turned out neither Mark nor Sean had noticed the co-habiting arrangements either, and Sean had used a ladies’ stall.
Eeyore!!
Interesting bathroom arrangement. I wonder how many folks get messed up!
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Quite an experience with the washrooms and especially not knowing about this before entering! Your lunch looked very good overall! Too bad the one item you wanted wasn't on the menu today.
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Quite an experience with the washrooms and especially not knowing about this before entering! Your lunch looked very good overall! Too bad the one item you wanted wasn't on the menu today.
That was a shame and a disappointment for quite a few of us.
Saturday 16 June – part five: shopping in Sidmouth
When we came out from lunch, we went into this place, but I was disappointed by it, as I was hoping to get a nice Bath Christmas ornament, but the ones they had weren’t that great.
We did a bit of shopping and visited a shop that Sean had scoped out earlier, as they might be able to get a golden wedding anniversary present for his parents. Talk about cutting it fine – their party was tonight!
We also found a Christmas present, our first this year I believe, and a cooler bag with Highland coos on, so it was a worthwhile stop.
When we came out of them, unfortunately it had started to rain. We shopped and browsed a bit more, but as some of the places were market stalls out in the open, sadly it wasn’t that fun. In the end, after a few minutes, Anne, Sean and Sara decided they’d better head back. After all, they had to get home for a party tonight. We said our goodbyes and headed back to the car park, inputted our licence plate details and paid our parking and headed out of Bath.
We ended up taking a different route to the one we’ve done before and ended up passing through a town called Radstock that has a mining history, as we could see from the signs and the museum in the centre of the town. Neither of us had any idea coal was mined around here, so you really do find something new out every day.
We made our way most of the way to Sidmouth and passed through Ottery St. Mary, which we’ve been through before, and it is a beautiful place. I finally managed to get some shots of it…
As we were running early and check-in at our bed and breakfast was only between 4:00pm and 6:00pm, we decided to head into the centre of Sidmouth first. We parked up and had a wander through the town, visiting various local shops. I love the fact that there are so many unique shops here. I got a fridge magnet, but despite looking in a couple of galleries, I couldn’t find any pictures of Sidmouth that wowed me, which is what I was hoping to find. Oh well.
We both liked these T-shirts, although annoyingly, these designs were on the back, not the front, which was a shame.
We were very impressed to find a National Trust shop here. There aren’t many of those, so it was neat to browse them…
Next : I bet the next time we come back, it won’t be here any longer
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I have no idea what he was doing here, but it was nice to see him… 
and I’m glad I got it. 
Your lunch looked very good overall! 
They have them now in some central government buildings in London, but that's the only other place I've seen them.
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