“I live on the Circus in Bath.” That statement is false, but it could be true for a week, because I found four vacation rentals on the Circus in Bath. Or I could live on the Royal Crescent, where there is a hotel and four vacation rentals. I will show you my Bath vacation rentals “finds” later in this post, but first a bit about Bath. Bath has been a popular destination for thousands of years. … Continue reading
Bath is one of my favorite places in the world, and this summer it is going to be even better than usual. Starting on May 19 there will 100 pig statues, life size and individually decorated, all over Bath – King Bladud’s Pigs in Bath. In October the pigs will be sold at auction. There have been similar projects in other towns. The Cow Parade has been done in many cities. In Germany they did … Continue reading
The Circus is a circle of Georgian row houses built in the 1700s when the upper section of Bath was built for people coming for the season to “take the waters” (go to the Pump Room daily to drink the healing waters from the natural hot springs). The Circus was designed and built by John Wood the Elder and finished by his son, John Wood the Younger in 1767. Jane Austen lived a block away … Continue reading