For a couple of reasons we wound up taking separate flights from LAX to LHR (but the same Metro ride - below).
I got in after a totally uneventful flight (Taylore's flight was just "like an SNL sketch") a few hours prior to Taylore and picked up our car - a bright blue Hyundai version of the Fit that's diesel (we've named it Blue Thunder)! After picking up Taylore our road trip began with a drive straight to Bath!
Bath was really fun and absolutely fascinating. We arrived on a rugby match night, so the place was hoppin' and from across the river we could see some of the match. Took some night photos, ate at an Italian restaurant, and headed to bed. Refreshed and seemingly on GMT and over jet lag we hit up the Roman baths (the main event after all) which were FANTASTIC! There is a new and excellent museum under street level that was really interesting. I even convinced Tay to drink the water even though she swore she never would again - this was a big deal, as I can never pull anything on her.
While in Bath we walked up to the Royal Crescent and nearby Circus - both buildings I studied many times in school - and I still managed to be impressed with them (they are built in very perfect arcs!). A quick stop at the Jane Austen Center rounded out our time in Bath.
Bristol is only 10 miles from Bath, but on Saturday afternoon it took us 2 hours to get into town. Our hostel was above a bowling alley (only 5 lanes - but super nifty) with a lounge/bar and vintage clothing shop! We spent Saturday afternoon walking along Bristol's floating harbor, Queen's square, a weak bridge (below), and near the Cathedral.
We finished off the afternoon with a stop in the movie theater near our hostel to watch Back to the Future on the big screen - which was awesome!
Being in Bristol, which is known for it's clubs, we had to go out. We wound up at this completely awesome dive club called The Syndicate Super Club. They won us over by advertising the "biggest confetti cannons in Bristol" - obviously we had to go. The crowd were mostly 18-22 year olds, everything was served in plastics which were promptly thrown on the dance floor when emptied, and the music was a mix of American and British top 40 from 2002-06 and 2010. All in all, pretty awesome and hilarious. Other than the fire alarm going off for no reason at the hostel at 2:30 am we slept like babies.
Literally...babies. We were woken up the next day at noon by the front desk because my friend Jo and her boyfriend Paul were waiting for us (oh and we were supposed to check out by 10)! Whoops!
A lovely afternoon was spent chatting, laughing, and eating at a shop called the Boston Tea Party with Jo and Paul!
From there we were off to Wales!
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Location:Bath & Bristol
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