Early April showers gave way to sunshine and a visit from the Scharpfs! Was soo great to see and play tour guide to Tania, Ned, Nadia and Sophia, who dubbed London fun, but ‘too crowded. I can’t wait to get out to the countryside!’ Pics of the weekend are hereHeeding Sophia’s advice, I took advantage of the UK’s 4(!)-day Easter weekend and discovered my new favourite place in the UK – Bath! Beautiful surroundings, gorgeous buildings, friendly people and a really good vibe around the place, I can’t wait to go back. Highlights included a boat tour down the Avon canal (complete w/hot chocolate & Baileys!), a wonderful walking tour of Jane Austen areas, Good Friday service at the Bath Abbey, the infamous Bizarre Bath tour, the most amazing seafood chowder at the Riverside Café and the super tasty Bath Bunn at Sally Lunn’s!
On Saturday my friend Alison came out for the day and we had quite the adventures. We climbed up Solsbury Hill (of the Peter Gabriel song fame) for fabulous views of the area, and then went canoeing! Or ‘Canadian canoe’ as they call it here. Clearly canoeing is a North American pastime as we were the only out on the canal and when I got back to London, I got the strangest responses when I told people. “Really! You went canoeing?! You did?!” I mean seriously, you would have thought I’d said “I went over Niagra Falls in a barrel” the way they reacted. Wacky!
The water theme continued the next day when I did the Twilight package at the AMAZING, FANTASTIC Thermae Bath Spa. Four levels of saunas and steam rooms topped off by a rooftop pool! Relaxing in this as the sun sets with hot air balloons floating by – it don’t get much better than that my friends! The package also includes a one-course tasty healthy dinner and a nice large glass of wine. Not a bad way to end an Easter weekend! Photos are here.
