Bath and Wales

We experienced a lot of traffic between Bristol and Bath, but it was well worth the trip.  We weren’t able to go inside Bath Abbey but were impressed by the outside!  The Roman baths were incredible!  We took a self-guided tour and spent a good deal of time looking at the artifacts.  I was very interesting.  We walked around a bit in the center of Bath and then re-boarded the coach.

Bath Abbey - side view

 Abbey entry

The Roman Baths - date back to around 56AD! No longer used but preserved.

Another view of the baths with the Abbey reflected in the water.

Another Bridge of Sighs in Bath

The long drive from Bath to Wales was made even longer by road construction/repairs and fairly heavy traffic.  Finally, we crossed into Wales and it is absolutely gorgeous!  Rolling lush green hillsides and sheep grazing EVERYWHERE!  Stopped briefly at a little Welsh town called Llangollen and then on to Ruthin where we will be staying in a castle for two nights!  You’ll have to wait until tomorrow for castle photos --- we need to charge our camera batteries!

River Dee flows through the town of Llangollen - had to get a photo of your river, Dee!

The row houses in town --- note the doors are painted different colors.  Legend has it that this is so that you are able to tell which house is yours as you stumble home from the neighborhood pub.

See what I mean?  Wales is beautiful!  (All the tiny white dots are sheep.)