The house of Ralph Allen, man who reformed the UK's postal system.
Becca, Sam, and I in front of the pond in Prior Park.
Spectacular view of Bath.
So this is Prior Park, where we went for my Jane Austen class today. We were supposed to be examining the picturesque and such. I guess the bridge's architecture is actually of the French style, but the gardens in Prior Park are meant to be in harmony with nature. It was meant to break the strict confines of a traditional English garden: no box hedges or beds in trimmed rows.
It was stunning, but man that was a hike! We had to walk thirty minutes to get here and it was mostly all up hill in hot hot weather. Needless to say, it's not a comfort to do that and walk into a room without air conditioning. :( I'm a pampered American.
Did lots of work today, but it was a relief to get to watch a Sherlock Holmes film in class and to get some air circulation from a fan in the room. Had the best BLT sandwich I have ever enjoyed in my life from Cafe Retro today. The BLT at Honeyfield comes a close second, however.
Everything is a tad bit hectic over here: trying to finalize how we will be getting to Paris (it's a heck of a lot more expensive than what my roomie and I thought it would be...), writing final papers, and trying to cram in the last bits of what I want to do in Bath. So far the agenda calls for: see the Roman Baths (yes, I still need to), go INSIDE the Bath Abbey, have dinner at the Pump Room, eat at Sally Lunn's for the famous buns, and enjoy some choice restaurants some more.
I'm probably going to go out in a bit just for an hour or so with my friends to take a break from this work. It gets tedious!
Sending you all lots of love from England.
XO
work hard and play hard! well, my daughter, you will feel the roman baths the same way i felt about stonehenge! you must see them and "think back", it would not be a wasted life if you missed them. have fun everywhere. dad
ReplyDeleteGood Lord, Ralph Allen must have done one heck of a job reforming their postal system! That house is incredible! Oh, and what about the gardens in Prior Park? I believe them to be equally incredible!
ReplyDeleteBtw, whre are you guys in that photo? Are you inside of the bridge? If so, you look like teeny mice! I couldn't spot you. For it could be the Queen herself and I wouldn't know any the better!
Thank you for the lovely photos and the updates. BE CAREFUL IN PARIS!!!!
Love you, Mom