Dec. 2 - After getting a Christmas tree the night before, Ian and I decided to spend our Saturday at the Bath Christmas Market. We took the bus to Bath, a 50 minute ride and joined the throngs of people shopping in Bath. There was a merry-go-round in the center of town and nearby around the Abbey was a number of wooden stalls full of crafts, food, wine, decorations and other offerings. Ian and I perused the stalls then walked to the park to have lunch. As we were finishing lunch the rain started to pour so we hid under cover for a bit. Luckily, the rain thinned the crowds a bit and when it slowed we ventured out to make our purchases. Along with the stalls for the Christmas market we also visited the guildhall market, a church market, the national trust shop, the tourism shop and the roman bath gift shop. We picked up a few Christmas presents and then stopped in the Abbey (as the rain started again) for the Shoppers Carol Service). The Abbey is beautiful and it was fun to sing Christmas hymns even if the church was packed. After we went to see the shops in the bath bridge. We visited a gallery and saw a show of wood engravings. As we were heading to the bus station we found our bus (that saved us some walking). We went home and examined our wares. A nice little adventure outside Bristol.
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