Last Wednesday we spent half a day in Bath, arriving at lunch time. The last time we were in the city was in December 2001. This time we were in the city because Mary had been given a ticket for a hot air balloon ride for her 60th birthday. Fortunately, we had chosen a perfect spring day, warm and sunny, with very little wind. Ideal in fact for a ride in a hot air balloon! We hadn't realised the time it took to set up the balloon. Quite a procedure, a bit like putting up a very tall tent! After watching the balloon get set up, and seeing Mary fly off, I wandered around this most elegant city, and took photographs, and read my book. The crescents with their Georgian architecture are really beautiful, especially so in the light of a late spring afternoon. The city being much newer than Salisbury, has a quite different "feel". The streets are wider, and it feels much more spacious. Apparently, it is one of the most expensive cities in the UK. Apart from the crescents and houses the main attractions are the Roman baths , the Abbey and the Jane Austen centre, none of which I visited this time. Our next trip wil be on May 1st to Jersey, and this will be followed by a long weekend to Brussels at the end of May.
