25 July 2012

Bath, Day 2


After breakfast, we headed out to the American Museum, which is out by Bath University - a short bus ride out of town. We were a bit early, as the museum doesn't open until noon, so we followed a local public footpath for a while and found a lovely tree under which to sit in the shade and read - and it was so hot today that we really needed the shade!



The museum had a nice display of American history - including the requisite dressing up - 


cornhusk dolls,


beaded moccasins. 


a nice collection of quilts, 


furniture, and various other instances of the decorative arts.  I've put a lot more photos in my flickr album.


We had some tea on the terrace, 


a peek in the Folk Art Gallery, 


and a stroll around the Mt Vernon garden.


After coming back to Bath Centre, we hung out for a while in the hotel room, mainly to cool down, and then headed into town again for some dinner.  A good day all around. Tomorrow, we hit the Fashion museum and No 1 Royal Crescent - the bits of Bath a little north of where we are staying...

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