our day began with an early morning service at the salisbury cathedral; the picture above is the living waters that reside in the middle of the building; the sound of flowing water, and the sound of the bells are really something to behold!
following breakfast, we walked in the rain to the salisbury methodist church on st. edmund's church street for sunday services; two services in one day is the wesley (and merced) way! i have shared pictures of this historic church previously. but while walking home, these two buildings caught my eye; everywhere you look is history; be it out a window or down a street.
after a tradtional english 'dinner' of roast pork with all the side dishes you could ever want, we ran to the train station to make our way to bath, the home of jane austin.
after a tradtional english 'dinner' of roast pork with all the side dishes you could ever want, we ran to the train station to make our way to bath, the home of jane austin.
here to the left is bath abbey; a huge (have i said this before about the churches here?) structure that not only bury's members in the floor, but also in the walls. the bells ring every 15 minutes, for about 5 minutes in duration. there are 212 steps to the top of the tower. the picture below shares one of their lovely stained glass windows.
of course, one could not visit bath without going to the roman baths. this picture to the left shows work that is being done to piece together the history of these baths; used for health and religious purposes.
the picture to the right depicts what is left of the outside baths. i'm sure at one time, green was a very inviting color, but today i decided just to walk around and not dive right in!
of course, i couldn't skip out on seeing jane austin's space. the picture above is a quiet little space in the middle of a block.
of course, one could not visit bath without going to the roman baths. this picture to the left shows work that is being done to piece together the history of these baths; used for health and religious purposes.
the picture to the right depicts what is left of the outside baths. i'm sure at one time, green was a very inviting color, but today i decided just to walk around and not dive right in!
of course, i couldn't skip out on seeing jane austin's space. the picture above is a quiet little space in the middle of a block.the pictures below demonstrate not only the circus circle, but also the very famous royal crescent. you may notice some familar homes here!
and, of course, there was dinner; we just ran out of time for high tea, i'm afraid! maybe in london!!!
and, of course, there was dinner; we just ran out of time for high tea, i'm afraid! maybe in london!!!
a group of 10 of us went to dinner at a pub; they don't mind the americans!
on our way home, we noticed outside of anne's gate (the picture to your left), a house that, while tutor in style, looks as if it could use a little help so that it won't fall down. see below...
all in all a very fun day. and if you are wondering what wesley has to do with bath, let me explain that we had a free afternoon and evening. besides, john visited bath....though we do not know if he took advantage of the roman baths...probably not!
our journal entry has john sharing this from his experience of friday, august 12, 1785: i preached at winchester and, on saturday 13, went on to salisbury. as captain webb had just been there, i endeavoured to avail myself of the fire which he seldom fails to kindle. the congregation in the evening was very large and seemed to be deeply affected....
sunday blessings to you and yours. cheerio!
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