Bath!

I arrived in Bath on Saturday, October 3rd. I got no sleep on the plane and was feeling a little rough. But the city of Bath itself is so beautiful that I overcame my tiredness and spent the day exploring the city. This is a picture of Pulteney Bridge crossing the river Avon.

A little worse for wear...but excited to be here!

Bath Abbey

The Royal Crescent


The next day I visited the Roman Baths. I had seen Roman baths before but never with water still in the baths coming from a live hot spring.
Prior Park




On Monday I left Bath by train for my next destination - Oxford!

Oxford!

I got to Oxford on Monday, October 5th, checked into the hostel, and immediately went to see Christ Church College.





Radcliffe's Camera

fan vaulting on the roof at Christ Church College



This tower is the oldest building in Oxford. It was built by the Saxons in the 11th Century.


punts on the river Cherwell


Unfortunately the Great Hall at Christ Church, recently of Harry Potter fame, was closed when I visited. But this great hall, at another college, was pretty impressive.
I discovered this river walk which runs through the woods behind the colleges and which became one of my favorite places in Oxford.




There are several houseboats in Oxford


The doorway to the Bodleian Library.



Imagine going to work here every day!

London!

On Wednesday, October 7th I took the bus from Oxford to London. I had been to London once before, and seen sights like Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. Still, I couldn't resist walking through Westminster to see some of the classic sights.






But most of my trip to London was spent in Soho and Covent Garden, in pubs and restaurants and exploring the shops and markets.




Covent Garden Market




Borough Market meat pie stand. I also tried wild boar sausage at this market and later had roast pigeon in a pub. I plan on eating a lot of salad for the next few days. ;-)



in front of the Tate Modern

Milenium Bridge with Saint Paul's Cathedral in the distance

London Waterloo train station, en route to Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace. I actually did get lost in the maze here for a while.





Greenwich. It was rainy on my last day in London and I kind of ran through Greenwich. But I think it might be nice here on a sunny day.

I ended up back in London, where I went on a final pub crawl before flying out to Copenhagen the next morning. The last pub of the night was The Cross Keys, which I had visited once before on my first trip to London. This place is very chill and was a perfect end to my London stay.