All of this week’s pictures are from my weekend visit to Bath, where my son is studying engineering. I have put up a proper gallery here, but the pictures here serve a different purpose; rather than showing the beauty of Bath they show what I did during that weekend 🙂 The images are arranged in strict chronological order.
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Arrival at Bristol airport Friday afternoon:
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Once in Bath, I checked into my hotel and went to the local Sainsbury to buy some toiletries (when I travel I usually buy toothpaste, aftershave etc. at my destination, that way I only have to bother with the Ziplock bags one way):
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Once that was taken care of, it was time to refill at the pub next to the hotel:
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Then we went to have dinner at Tilley’s Bistro, a wonderful restaurant in the centre of town which is too expensive for my son’s student budget, so I always take him there when I come to visit:
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The chef at work:
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After work, back to Huntsman Pub next to my hotel:
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Saturday morning I woke up before 6 a.m. and as is my habit, I went for a walk as soon as the sun had risen. At this bus stop it was evident that some hungry young people had been there the night before:
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Even though Bath is quite a distance from the sea, there are lots of seagulls:
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Take-off:
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Even mundane businesses in Bath tend to have something hip about them:
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Later Saturday morning, around 11, my son got up and we went to the local market to do some grocery shopping financed by Dad. Next to the local mega-Sainsbury there is a wonderful farmers’ market. Compared to the Spanish markets I usually frequent it is much more polished, but still nice. Here is a combination, a veggie vendor playing guitar while waiting for customers:
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Sainsbury forecourt, in decidedly unexciting weather:
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We then went for lunch at a pub. In this image we have three great English things–a delicious pie, an equally delicious pint, and my Billingham bag:
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Later in the afternoon, we watched the rugby match between England and Ireland:
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Late in the game, Ireland scored a try to win the game, to the general despair of English fans:
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In the evening, we went to another favourite watering hole, the Hobgoblin:
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Toilet door at the Hobgoblin:
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Hobgoblin toilet, good reading while peeing:
