And self does mean magnificent.
The Royal Crescent in Bath takes her breath away. Even after seeing it for the third or fourth time.
The shape is an ellipsis cut in half. Who thought of this curved shape? So perfect. It’s almost mystical.
The architect (whose name self immediately forgot) was inspired, according to the guide on the walking tour, by the Roman Coliseum (which is itself elliptical. Really? Self never knew!)
Royal Crescent
Royal Crescent No. 1 (Royal Crescent Museum): Self is so happy that this woman came out of the entrance just as self was getting ready to take this shot.
Self had been on the Grand Parade, many times. But she never looked over the bridge to the river below. She finally did, yesterday, and — GAH! Rapids! Who would have thought?
Only after looking at the river for several moments did she realize that the gulls were walking on the edge of the top rapids. Grand illusion! And there are kayaks over there!
The River Avon from the Grand Parade
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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