Strong taste: Donald "takes the waters" in Bath's famous Pump Room.
BATH
The water's fine
BATH HIGHLIGHTS
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Soup and salad at the Wife of Bath restaurant
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Magnum bars
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All four of us cramming into one room -- and having to share a bathroom with other folks in the B&B
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Our host Derek, who wasn't mad when Dad woke him up to tell him a light in the bathroom had burned out
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Our host Sue, who greeted us each breakfast and made a special effort to procure soy milk for Donald's cereal
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A two-hour walking tour of Bath's highlights, including a look at the original city walls
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Mom running into her friends Dorothy Herceg and Sue Friedlund at the Roman Baths.
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Drinking the water at the Pump Room just like Jane Austen
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Reading the touching letter that Emma Thompson wrote to the owners of the Jane Austen Centre when it opened
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The Museum of Costume, featuring a special exhibition from Jane Austen films
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Dinner at Sally Lunn's, the oldest restaurant in Bath
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The moment Donald finally cracked when Dad asked his 10,000th unanswerable question of the trip: "Which is the bigger station, Waterloo or Victoria?"
Above right, David with the Henry's "Smart Car." Above, our bed and breakfast catered to our every whim. Right, a view of the river.
Above right, it's a small world when Mom meets up with Sue, Dorothy and friends. Right, Donald at the Jane Austen Centre.
Our room at the Henry, and below, the view out our window.
Right and below, dinner at Sally Lunn's for our last night in Bath, followed by dessert back at the Wife of Bath.
Top, Bath's famed Royal Crescent. Above and right, the rigors of train travel catch up with us. Below, Mom in Magnum-bar heaven.
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