Bon Iver has been a mutual love of both Bel and I for many years. We could not believe that we were about to see them, and that we could do so together.
After a quick dinner and a few drinks we went to the O2 arena and filed inside to the stage. The concert was insane, the room was fairly small and consequently intimate, and the music was perhaps the best live music I have heard. Skinny love, Stacks, Calgary, Blood Bank and many other of their songs were played and to finish the evening, a beautiful encore of Wolves which left the audience screaming.
That was the end to our night and our time in Birmingham as the following day we were on the bus to Bath.
The first thing that struck me when I stepped off the bus into this old Roman town was it's gorgeous architecture and accompanying gardens. It is no wonder that Bath Spa itself is listed as a World Heritage Site.
Having dropped our bags at St Christopher's, we were feeling the need to wander around as we had only one full day.
Aside from the little town centre, we visited the old bridge with a great map shop and what is known as the Royal Crescent, an arch of land with some of the most expensive housing in Britain.
Having rarely dined out on my trip, it was a very enjoyable evening spent at Adventure restaurant with a glass of red wine and Caesar salad. It was also timed well as Bel was eager for a distraction as her boyfriend had flown home two days before.
The following day I hunted down a good coffee at Jacob's cafe. We then joined a free walking tour which gave some incredible history of Bath. It was apparently once the social hub of the surrounding lands as women brought their daughters to find for them a suitable husband.
The water in the famous Roman Baths situated in the centre of town contain 45 different minerals and are at temperatures of 43, 45 and 49 degrees celsius.
The tour took us to a few different sites and finished at the fashion museum which had some spectacular chandeliers worth loads of money.
The air temperature was cool and so we took shelter in the Jazz Cafe for some carrot, tomato and zucchini soup. Time had crept up on us and after another short wander around the city it was time to get the bus back to London. It was a nice twenty-four hours in Bath, however I would like to return to visit some of the beautiful countryside that surrounds the village.
After a quick dinner and a few drinks we went to the O2 arena and filed inside to the stage. The concert was insane, the room was fairly small and consequently intimate, and the music was perhaps the best live music I have heard. Skinny love, Stacks, Calgary, Blood Bank and many other of their songs were played and to finish the evening, a beautiful encore of Wolves which left the audience screaming.
That was the end to our night and our time in Birmingham as the following day we were on the bus to Bath.
The first thing that struck me when I stepped off the bus into this old Roman town was it's gorgeous architecture and accompanying gardens. It is no wonder that Bath Spa itself is listed as a World Heritage Site.
Having dropped our bags at St Christopher's, we were feeling the need to wander around as we had only one full day.
Aside from the little town centre, we visited the old bridge with a great map shop and what is known as the Royal Crescent, an arch of land with some of the most expensive housing in Britain.
Having rarely dined out on my trip, it was a very enjoyable evening spent at Adventure restaurant with a glass of red wine and Caesar salad. It was also timed well as Bel was eager for a distraction as her boyfriend had flown home two days before.
The following day I hunted down a good coffee at Jacob's cafe. We then joined a free walking tour which gave some incredible history of Bath. It was apparently once the social hub of the surrounding lands as women brought their daughters to find for them a suitable husband.
The water in the famous Roman Baths situated in the centre of town contain 45 different minerals and are at temperatures of 43, 45 and 49 degrees celsius.
The tour took us to a few different sites and finished at the fashion museum which had some spectacular chandeliers worth loads of money.
The air temperature was cool and so we took shelter in the Jazz Cafe for some carrot, tomato and zucchini soup. Time had crept up on us and after another short wander around the city it was time to get the bus back to London. It was a nice twenty-four hours in Bath, however I would like to return to visit some of the beautiful countryside that surrounds the village.
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