ROMAN CITY - BATH

 Green and sand-brown. All the buildings built from a limestone. It seems that the shape and look of this city have not really changed from the olden times, when ancient Romans lived in its walls. The green part is the nature of course. Plenty of trees and huge parks. I can imagine that beauty, during autumn, when all the green start to change its wardrobe to colorful tunes. 

 It's a touristic place. One of the most beautiful ones in England. Unarguably, it has got a perfect location for that. Bath was built on a place, where warm springs rush out of the earth.  Due to the Romans-built baths, the city became popular as a favorite and luxurious destination for rich people and high society. The prices in the baths are quite high even these days. Despite that, there is a lot to see even for a plain observer. 

I have one strange habit. Maybe you have noticed already. Rather than sightseeing I am trying to catch the atmosphere of every city I visit. I have an unexplained urge to capture the feeling flowing in the streets. What is the Bath like then? It's artistic. And also a little different than the rest of the Britain. Is it the fault of the old Romans? Maybe. You can feel strong englishness in cities like London or Oxford. The 'red telephone box' trade mark. You can feel that taste from streets, red buses, people behavior, from omnipresent royalty, even from the school uniforms worn by kids. Being long there, you start to think that even  a reading book is so english. Bath is different. Its limestone walls seems to be older than Britain itself, they seems to stand here from forgoten times, long before British culture even started to exist. Everything modern like fast foods, public transport and people with all they have create are just dropped to its middle, like into an old movie scene. And surprisingly, it looks good. These people somehow found the balance between old and new and the result is really stylish. 

The city is full of culture. Full of street artists (I have seen a lady singing opera there), museums and galleries, restaurants and vintage cafeterias with a breath-taking view. 

 There are undoubtedly two buildings that are worth of mentioning. Simply because they are ethereal. Circus and Royal Crescent. They were built as a couple. Looking from a bird perspective you should recognize a sun and a moon in their shape. Circus is the circle one, the sun. Streets cuts it into a three equal parts. Royal crescent is a semicircle, embracing a park in its middle. In fact, both constructions are made of tens identical houses. Author of these architecture monuments is John Wood junior (his father was also helping)  

(Royal Crescent) 

There is a life in the streets of Bath. Maybe due to the fact, that there is always what to do. Even if you are not the fan of history and architecture. (Although I don't believe that there is such a person that wouldn't be touched with this beauty) For example, there are few theaters you can visit. Or rather sport? Did you know that they have a rugby team? And quite impressive stadium as well. They also have a big park where you can find huge playground for kids and one for fitness-people. And a skate park!

Bath is surrounded by big grassy area, used (not only) for flying a hot air balloons. Have you ever try that? I have never. Who knows, I may come back to try it. I am playing with an idea of checking Bath from up there. To see, if I could really find the moon and sun in its middle.