But anyone passing through as we did couldn't help but notice the city's charm. There were tea rooms of course.
I think I would have enjoyed tea here but it wasn't timing out right!
There were charming sweet shops.
Pedestrian squares...
...and cafes.
Sally Lunn's is the oldest house in Bath and home of the world famous Sally Lunn bun.
Another angle. So colorful!
The Avon River cuts through the center of town.
Pulteney Bridge (1774) crosses the river. If you look above the bridge, you will see a number of shops built directly upon it. The bridge is designed by Robert Adam, whose work we saw in the library of Kenwood House earlier in the trip (HERE). His original drawings are in Sir John Soane's Museum, which we also visited HERE. I wish we'd known then that we would be seeing the bridge in person! .
They are as charming from one side as the other.
I have to admit that this shop looked very inviting!
Some of the alleys and passages were very narrow with shops on either side that evoked memories of a time gone by.
We didn't "do" Bath Abbey. But the exterior was imposing...
...from any angle.
The architectural details were quite beautiful.
This one, too!
There are rows of beautiful homes...
And streets that demonstrate the hills of the area.
Many tourists congregated in the square outside of Bath Abbey. (That white fellow in the middle of a photo is "riding" an unsupported bicycle, holding the pose. These living street manniquins always shock and dazzle me.)
That included the pigeons! These fellows found us as we were enjoying a delicious pasty while sitting in the square!
And even more crowded around this fellow. He was perched on a very tall ladder...
...and managed to disrobe, piece by piece, while juggling knives.
Definitely a charmer and one of the better street performers we saw.
I look forward to a return to Bath. A beautiful city with much to offer!
(And yes, I "pinked up" the sky in this photo. It was so gloomy that day and it gives it a nice glow!
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