Today started with a visit to the Roman Baths. It was amazing to see how ingenious the Romans were 2,000 years ago when they utilised the natural hot springs and turned them into a central bath house complete with a cold plunge pool and beauty rooms.
We then left Bath and headed for Wales. The destination was the magnificent Cardiff Castle nestled right in the centre of the capital. The castle is surrounded by a large wall and features a tower clock (made by the same person that made Big Ben, so we called this Little Ben), a Keep, a dungeon/torture tower and the royal residence. The Keep has 100 stairs many of which are quite narrow and Sean decided to take it on and got to the top. Huge effort as you will see the stairs in the photos. Brilliant view from the top. The residence was a WOW moment as each of the rooms were ornately decorated as was appropriate for the time.
Our final destination and overnight stay was at Tenby, two hours from Cardiff. The drive was picturesque and our accommodation is straight out of a Victorian novel. The driveway is tree lined that eventually opened up revealing the manor house surrounded by manicured gardens and wide open paddocks. Inside is just as charming. It is filled with antique furniture and oil paintings. I am in heaven. The house has belonged to the current owners for 3 generations and prior to that it was a proper manor house complete with servants. The front of the house was for the family and the back of the house was for the servants. The back stairs and bells are still there. The family would pull on cords in each of the rooms and they would ring a bell at the back of the house alerting the staff that the family needed something. Very Downton Abbey of which I am a huge fan. We have an extremely large and beautiful room that overlooks the gardens. The weather has changed from sunny to overcast and quite cool. The inside of the manor house is warm and inviting. We have decided to stay for two nights as we have both fallen in love with this house and its surroundings.
A perfect end to the day.
2019-09-15 - Bath to Tenby
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