I walked into my very short time in Bath, a town in England with a population of less than 200,000 people, knowing that it had a lot of history. The Romans built bath houses in Bath around 70 AD, which is where the town received its name. Hot springs in the area made them popular for the mineral properties within the water. After the fall of the Roman empire, the bath houses were mostly forgotten and built around as if they were not there. Today, there is a museum to preserve what is left.
My camera and memory card had a fit right after I left the museum so those particular photos were lost, but I will say that paying the money to do the tour of the ruins is well worth the cost. If you are in Bath, you should certainly give it a viewing and then walk across the courtyard to view Bath Abbey.
The abbey looms tall and impressive over the cafes and building around it. Inside is equally impressive. Fortunately, my camera was fixed by then and we had a gay old time photographing the interior. It has the largest pipe organ I’ve ever seen, which is saying something because I tour every church and abbey and cathedral I come across.
The sanctuary at the front of the church is so lovely that you have to see it to believe it.
A ceiling set high and ornately decorated will always be one I will look upon with love.
And the stained glass windows.
While the Bath ruins were impressive, the Abbey was truly something to behold. In both places, the long history of both Romans and later the Royals spending their time in Bath is palpable. I’ll leave you with one last image of the sun coming through the stained glass windows. Something magical happening there, I think.
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I walked into my very short time in Bath, a town in England with a population of less than 200,000 people, knowing that it had a lot of history. The Romans built bath houses in Bath around 70 AD, which is where the town received its name. Hot springs in the area made them popular for the mineral properties within the water. After the fall of the Roman empire, the bath houses were mostly forgotten and built around as if they were not there. Today, there is a museum to preserve what is left.
My camera and memory card had a fit right after I left the museum so those particular photos were lost, but I will say that paying the money to do the tour of the ruins is well worth the cost. If you are in Bath, you should certainly give it a viewing and then walk across the courtyard to view Bath Abbey.
The abbey looms tall and impressive over the cafes and building around it. Inside is equally impressive. Fortunately, my camera was fixed by then and we had a gay old time photographing the interior. It has the largest pipe organ I’ve ever seen, which is saying something because I tour every church and abbey and cathedral I come across.
The sanctuary at the front of the church is so lovely that you have to see it to believe it.
A ceiling set high and ornately decorated will always be one I will look upon with love.
And the stained glass windows.
While the Bath ruins were impressive, the Abbey was truly something to behold. In both places, the long history of both Romans and later the Royals spending their time in Bath is palpable. I’ll leave you with one last image of the sun coming through the stained glass windows. Something magical happening there, I think.
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