FUN-photos: UK – The Cotswolds & Bath, England

June 17, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-photos: UK – The Cotswolds & Bath, England 

Lucky for us we left San Diego on a non-stop British Airways flight before their computer melt down that stranded thousands for three days! We opted for a UK rail pass as our main mode of transportation.

  • The first three days were spent in The Cotswolds, the most unspoiled area in England, that covers roughly 25 miles across and 90 miles long.

Our first full day we had a driver take us to the “ever so cute & quaint” surrounding villages and ended at Blenheim Palace. The second day we headed out from our Lower Slaughters Country Inn for a walking tour of the “just picture post card pretty & more cute” villages of Bourton-on-the-Water AKA “the Venice of the Cotswolds” & Stow-on-the-Wold.

  • That was followed by two days in Bath where the town was celebrating the Bath Festival.

The weather was incredible with unseasonably warm record temps and lots of sunshine!

  • This adventure was all about seeing parts of England and Scotland we had never seen, in addition to northern Wales. But the MAIN REASON was for Fèis Ìle… The Islay Festival of Music and Malt!

 

FUN-travel: Bath, England to Deganwy, Wales

May 31, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Bath, England to Deganwy, Wales 

  • Rain all day…

…perfect for our train ride…

… which took almost 5 hours.

Bath Train Station Umbrella Sculpture

FUN-travel: The Cotswold’s to Bath, England

May 31, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: The Cotswold’s to Bath, England 

  • It’s clearly closer…

…as the crow flies…

…then the train tracks…

…took us!

Pulteney Bridge

  • Bath is known…

…for its Roman-built baths …

…and a temple…

Our Favorite Bath Pub!

…in the valley of the River Avon…

…in AD 60…

…although hot springs…

…were known even before then.

FUN-facts – UNESCO added The City of Bath as a ‘cultural site’ to its World Heritage List in 1987.

  • Bath is included because of its Roman Remains, 18th Century Architecture, 18th Century Town Planning, Social Setting, Hot Springs and Landscape Setting.

More FF – Jane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century.