Sit and RestJune 2007
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This post is up earlier than usual because I am headed out tonight...
For those of you who like to read British literature, Jane Austen lived here for a few years of her life and two of her books are set largely here in Bath (and I just love Mr. Darcy). Over the next few days I will be bringing you some images of Bath but I wanted to start out with these two. The top image is of the benches sitting right outside of the West front of Bath Abbey. The bottom image is the Abbey itself. This is the last great gothic style church in England. A church has been standing in this spot since 757 AD. Pretty Amazing. I have many shots but I chose this one because of the beautiful sky and the angels making their way up the ladder to Jesus (click to enlarge and see each of them better). My sister-and-law and I got a kick out of that...
I do hope you are enjoying this little tour.
Take care!
The Bath Abbey, West FrontJune 2007
21 comments:
Love those benches Anna. Great angle and great angels. I thought it was Jacob that was suppose to be climbing the ladder..
The angels are amazing. That sort of detail just doesn't get put into building anymore.
The benches are great too.Like the hard steel and worn wood.
I read Bath here and the first thought that came to my mind as Jane Austen and Pride n Prejudice.....
those benches look so beautiful there....and u made them look so dreamy :)
*was Jane Austen
I love the angels climbing up.
I am trying to catch up, been away on a holiday here. I love those benches! And all the other photos you have been posting... :-)
Oh and Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite movies...
I love the old church and the angels on the ladder! I also wonder why there are human feet in the small section in your lower right hand corner, which is over the door of the church (or to the left of it).
Nice shots. How much longer do you get to live in the London area?
When my wife and I went to see Waitress this weekend, we saw a trailer for a new movie (supposedly) based on Jane Austen's romance that inspired her to write some of her works. Might be good, kind of like Shakespeare in Love.
I am enjoying the tour and the history lessons!
Commenting from Charlotte,
Mike
I like the benches. I bet this would make a good B&W conversion (or "monochrome" as they say over on that side of the pond).
I would love to be able to take in architecture like that. Have you been to Spurgeon's Tabernacle yet? Please post pictures if you do!
If you're taking requests, I'd like to see a photo of Westminster Chapel where one of my heroes, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, preached from 1938-68.
Great pics. Bath is a fantastic city and as I live nearby I have visited there often and recently posted about it too! Did you walk by the river and view Pulteney Bridge?
Jane Austen did indeed live in Bath and she based two of her novels there: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
You all are too funny......I guess I can certainly take requests and bob-kat...the bridge pics are coming! You dont think I would miss that so you?!?!
:) Thanks everyone for your comments...this is serious business being a tour guide!
I recently read Northanger Abbey and enjoyed it very much! These pictures are just lovely Anna and I can't wait for more from you! :o) {{HUGS}}
Love the simplicity of the first one and the grandeur of the second one :-)
Wonderful shots. I could spend hours looking at the details of the abbey.
The picture of the benches is so cool! It looks like it just goes on forever.
When I first saw the shot of the benches I thought "wow, this shot is so simple and beautiful" then I scrolled down a bit and saw the Building shot and found myself speechless.
I love that second shot Anna!
And I did not get that SNL skit, did you send it to my email or as a link on my blog page?
I love these benches and I love Bath too. looking forward to more images!
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