We drove over to the town of Bath yesterday. It is such a beautiful town. Very busy on a Saturday which created a nice "buzz".
We were a bit disoriented at first - nothing that a nice lunch and a couple of strong coffees couldn't fix. Always important to take care of the bottom levels of Maslow's heirarchy of needs before trying to appreciate what there is to take in intellectually.
We visited the Roman Baths which is quite extraordinary. They supplied hand sets for an audio tour. The children had different numbers to press for an audio commentary specifically for them. I did the children's audio tour so that I could continue the conversation with them.
After the Roman Baths, we were entertained by a street busker juggling flaming torches on a uni-cycle. Ian was invited to throw him a flaming torch - an excellent throw.
We took a tour of Bath on those open-topped double decker buses. The one through the centre of the city was a bit slow and the children became a bit bored after a while. Hamish slept through part of it. It did allow us to see the whole town while the children rested. After a quick wine/juice/beer and chips in a great old pub, we did the second bus trip to the surrounding areas and looked back on the town. It was great. The children had us sitting right at the top back and it was very exciting hurtling through the countryside, dodging stray branches flicking us as we passed overhanging trees.
We finished the day by returning to a children's park we had seen from the bus. A very extensive collection of innovative children's play equipment. About 10 different sets of equipment. Flying foxes, slides, climbing frames, pulleys and buckets etc. The sharing and cooperation between the children was great and the boys were able to run and play at top speed for a couple of hours.
Our trip home was very scenic, but we had a flat tyre and got stuck only a short distance from home. We've all had a pretty late night as a result so today will be very low key - a wander around Bute park....and maybe a little visit to Cardiff Castle next to the park where there's a few knights in shining armour jousting today.
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