Rule one for adventures is take every opportunity veer from the plans. Matt's last Kelly day and subsequent days off we decided to take a road trip and visit the capitol of Austentopia (Alexis speak for the world of Jane Austen), Bath. On our road trip we had just exited the M25 heading onto the M4 and over the hills we saw a majestic, ginormous, and breath taking castle. Immediately Matt and I said I want to go there!!! So we took a side trip to Windsor Castle.
Ty getting psyched to start our day of fun! |
Me ready to heel click my way up the hill to the castle. |
A neat flag by part of the outer walls of the castle. |
Still walking up the hill to get to the entrance. |
Isn't it grand? |
The moat garden that the royal family frequent. |
Posing by our tour guide (we're such tourists :)) |
In front of the quadrangle where they used to have jousting tournaments back in medieval times. |
Matt in front of the church that Henry VIII and Jane Seymour are buried. |
You can't tell but the guard was making goofy eyes as well. They do have a sense of humor! |
We then headed to our destination of Bath and got there after all the exhibits were closed but there was a beautiful day and still sunny out. We decided to walk around the city and figure out where all the sights were.
The second day we went straight to the Roman Baths and did their whole tour. It comes with a free audio guide and we were so enthralled that we completely lost track of time. We didn't realize that we were only 3/4 of the way through and we'd been in there for over 2 hours! Matt's a big fan of Roman history and lets face it who isn't a little intrigued by them? After the baths we tasted the "healing" spring waters and saw the Pump room (if you read Jane Austen novels then you'll know what I'm talking about). Then we did some walking around and went to the Jane Austen Center. We had just missed the tour and so we did some shopping in their gift shop and I took a picture with an employee. We were starved so we went to lunch and then headed to Lacock.
Me in front of the river and Pultney Bridge. |
A beautiful park you actually had to pay to enter. It was that nice! |
Here is Matt in front of the Royal Crescent. These homes are a little more luxurious then the previous homes. |
Can you believe it? |
look how stinkin cut he is! |
Family photo in front of the largest roman bath there! It is so amazing how hot the water is!!!! |
Here is a view of one the side baths you cant really tell but there are some bubbles coming up in the middle. |
This is a Roman drainage system from the Baths into the river. It was steaming really good again you cant really tell in the pic. |
Sitting in front of the main bath. |
Ty and I in front of the Bath Abbey door. |
A look inside the Abbey in bath. If you look close you can see Ty and I sitting in one of the pews. |
We went out to lunch at a place called Garfunkel's It was pretty good. The coolest thing was they brought out a balloon for Ty and it just made his Day!!!!!! |
Me in front of the Jane Austen Centre. |
Behind me is an amazing view of the country side on our way into Bath. |
A street in Lacock a village where parts of Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice were filmed. |
The Town of Meryton in Pride and Prejudice is High street in Lacock! |
Lacock Abbey Hall used in many of the Harry Potter Movies. |
Harry's house he grows up in where Voldermort comes and kills Harry's parents and gives him his scar. |
Ty and Matt in front of the Tavern (Angel Inn) used in Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 1. |
A Harry Potter AND Jane Austen adventure...who could ask for more?!!!!! L.O.V.E. It!!!
ReplyDelete