indeed, i do like bath very well

(this is the Jane Austen portion)

one of her homes

and a ballroom she frequented (likely where Catherine met Mr. Tilney, Norhthanger Abbey fans)

with a fashion museum in the basement (?)

bath

  My favorite thing was going to the Roman baths (Aqua Sullis), I'm a sucker for sacred antiquities. It's just nice to learn about things that mean/meant a lot to people. They feel warm somehow. 

The town square was nice, too, it was all compact and small, surrounded by a church and some cafes and the entryway to the baths. I mostly liked it because this young woman was standing in the middle singing arias with this beautiful fluttery voice. I've never really cared for operatic music, most likely because I haven't had much experience with it, but I loved this. It's thought provoking, this idea of taking something outside of its original place. Normally, concert music lives in a concert hall, dimly lit to focus in on the performers. Right? Instead, she was surrounded by tall old buildings and pigeons (dun dun dun), and the juxtaposition of it all was a little breathtaking. My favorite thing was looking around at the people who'd stopped to sit on the benches and listen - most of them were well-bundled, elderly, and by themselves. Looking at their faces made me think that maybe listening to this woman's music made them feel less lonely (if they even were lonely...some of them looked lonely). If I were a famous musician, like Sam or Justin Vernon or something, I think I'd go to random and obscure places like parks, or tube tunnels, or the quaint little town squares, and just play. Such a soulful way to share.

glastonbury abbey

hampton court

look, ol' Henry out for a stroll

For some reason I loved reading about the Tudors when I was little, so seeing this place was fun. My favorite thing was the Everett vs Madeline & Brooklynn crab apple fight in the orchard. I prefer Jacob throwing jelly packages at me back in the flat rather than crab apples, but Eve teamed up with me and we were able to thwart him.

sicky

It was a curious dream, certainly 



alice and my pillow and my long wooly socks and my conjested sinuses say hello.

golden slumbers

spent at least an hour of our day running to and fro to get the shot, you know, the shot.

didn't get it.

 better luck next time, huh. 

 

oops

This is my disclaimer for posting about Rapunzel's Royal Processional (leading to her Coronation as the 10th official Disney princess at Kensington Palace, which I did not go to because I'm almost a grown up and have no children to place the blame on) :

haha

sometimes people have to go to things like this (and take stalker photos of really adorable children all dressed up for their princesses) because Disney and vintage cameras just look good together. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

(for Brynne)

Ironically, Rapunzel's one of the only princesses I didn't get a picture of, a guy stepped in front of my camera, the dear. It's ok I'm over it.