Upon arriving in Bath we decided we would visit our B&B first before exploring the city.
A short walk from the train station and we were outside a lovely big house run by an older couple who were completely sweet and so enthusiastic.
Our room was quaint and strangely we had our own shower/sink in the room but no toilet, the shower was literally next to the bed!!!
In the morning the couple cooked full english breakfasts and fussed over coffees and offering advice on the days activities- anything which could keep them involved in our trip!
On the first day after the visiting tourist attractions we decided to have Afternoon tea and as I was on holiday I decided to indulge in a Chocolate slice- it was heaven.
Afterwards I was insistent on visiting the local fudge factory as it was noted as a key attraction for the town. As it was hot we were forced to gorge on rather large piece of very sweet fudge rather than saving it for a special occasion. This was not the usual chewy fudge you buy in the supermarket but rather a hardcore block of sugar.
We then decided to continue checking out the local vintage shops but unfortunately one of my friends, S, started feeling quite faint. After 20 minutes of sitting on a foot path and consuming loads of water S started to recover. I however started developing a rather persistent headache which I don’t think I helped as I continued my sugar attack by eating some very delicious sweets at Ye Old Sweet shop (definitely recommend a visit).
We decided perhaps after our large sugar rush it would be best to head home, however on the way our other friend, L, who is a trained beauty therapist wanted to stop in to a natural healing (hippy) store to purchase a few things for her home practice.
I started amusing myself by smelling the candles, incense and checking out the unusual jewellery. L looked like she was settled into stocking up for a rather large purchase so I moved onto smelling the body lotions and washes. Big mistake!
I stupidly popped open a jar of sticky body lotion and it literally spilt all the way down my hands, clothes, the carpet, over the bench and onto the special 'hippy' rugs- I was mortified. I tried to close the jar and was in the middle of hatching my escape when a sales person spotted my accident. Half an hour later I had given a million apologises, purchased a 'special' candle and feigned interest in buying the 'unusual' jewellery and we were finally ready to leave- in my eyes not a minute too soon!
We rested and changed at the hotel and headed out for a special dinner at Jamie Oliver's 'Jamie's Italian' restaurant in the centre of Bath. I was super excited about the meal after my fantastic birthday feast and I had talked up the food to L as she unfortunately had to miss the previous dinner.
Firstly our entree was great, big green olives stuffed with tuna, fried and coated with parmesan and herbs with a hot salsa- yummy!
Mains were a little controversial around the table. I had the Panzanella salad which is a Tuscan classic salad of multi coloured tomatoes, bread, capers, anchovies, peppers- it was delicious. S and L had the Scallop and Squid Ink Linguine whilst I am to believe the meal was tasty it was lacking in numbers of scallops which was disappointing.
After the day’s events we were adamant about not having dessert but upon reviewing the menu there was no way I couldn't have the brownie after how phenomenal the one was on my birthday. It was Chocolate Raspberry and Amaretto flavoured and it was heaven in my mouth. We also sampled the summer tiramasiu which was equally sensational. After a lovely bottle of sparkling wine we left ridiculously full and very satisfied after indulging our sweet tooths.
The next day I had convinced the girls into waiting for a table at Sally Lunn's famous bakery for a speciality Bath bun and boy was it different. The bun is so well know as it is a massive brioche type bun that you would usually find in France and it is served with condiments, savoury toppings, breakfast toppings, dinner toppings or just plain sweet. It was a taste delight- see picture for the evidence.
Bath has some great food and is definitely the place to indulge and treat yourself with history and fun.
A big thank you to S and L for giving me a fabulous weekend, for the funny memories and for putting up with my moods! But most of all for sharing this fantastic experience with me- I’ll never forget it!
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