Royal Crescent Bath

Our morning began with checkout from DoubleTree by Hilton Ealing London, which was a pleasant first hotel stay for our three nights in London. When we return to London at the end of our trip, we are staying at Kew Gardens and then Earl's Court, so we won't be staying in a Greater London suburb again.



The drive to Bath was our …

To recap on the last few days: Lorin and I headed to Camden to go see some live music. Apparently 'live' music means a regular club with a DJ. lol. So we go into this club and are wearing our backpacks...which we both thought was hilarious and made a backpack dance. We had just finished agreeing that 80's music was our least favorite era. And where …

Who knew getting up ridiculously early had its benefits? This past Saturday some friends and I left campus about 6 o clock in the morning to begin our day to Stonehenge and Bath. While I was not thrilled at the idea of getting up that early I was excited for the adventure.

The weather could not have been any better for the day! We arrived …

... some more taking pictures of 'The Royal Crescent', 'The Circus' and some very beautiful town shots. The Royal Crescent and Circus are townhouses in Bath that apparently sell for millions and some very famous people from all around the world have lived ...

... 1728 - 1801), who completed his father's plans, most notably the Circus, and then embarked on his own brilliant designs. His masterpiece was the Royal Crescent, which is one of the great set pieces of European architecture and the world's finest ...

... went to the Assembly Building (which mostly was closed because of a wedding but we got to go in anyway), the Royal Crescent, the Royal Circle, and then just walked about the town. It's funny because it's so easy to imagine Elizabeth Bennett wandering ...

... of Bath that went through the history of how the city had evolved, perhaps a bit too in-depth for my taste! We walked up to the Royal Crescent, past the Circus, and back down through the old town. After I went in to the Roman Baths (you can't go in the ...

... Heritage Site.  Though the city did receive a bit of damage in the Blitz during WWII, the structures have persisted. The Royal Crescent and the Circus are two of the masterpiece examples of the architecture in the city.  The homes in the Royal ...

... amp; outfits from the past 3 or 4 centuries, which was quite interesting to look back on. Tomorrow is our last full day in the United Kingdom! It'll be a fair bit of driving, but I'm definitely looking forward to it. And I just got an SMS from Charlie up ...

... periods. The museum wasn’t quite open when we arrived, so we strolled along the road to the edge of the park and the royal crescent. We recognised the crescent from a Jane Austin movie we’d seen, and talked about how majestic the town is and ...

... noticed that many people are interred below the abbey itself (or have memorials stones on the floors).  We also visited the Royal Crescent area (some very expensive flats and a nice hotel) and went to the Jane Austen museum. We also visited ...

... roundabout) and the Royal Crescent (in a huge, open, green space) – two residential areas with interesting, curving architecture (the Royal Crescent was built by architect John Wood, Jr., in 1767-75).  Previously in the day, the rain had been ...

... in Bath. -Great Pulteney Street is as long and wide as the Titanic.  It is also very grand and very expensive. -The Royal Crescent is composed of 30 units made by 30 different architects.  Each unit looks the same in the front but ...