by Karen Warren | Germany
Hamburg is a city of water. Sitting at the point where the River Elbe widens into the sea, it is full of lakes and canals. And bridges: Hamburg has more bridges than any other city in the world (apparently more than Amsterdam, Venice and London combined!). One of the...
by Karen Warren | United Kingdom
Even if you’ve never read any of her novels, the chances are that you associate Jane Austen with Bath. As for most people of her time and social class, Bath was an important part of Jane Austen’s world, and she mentioned it in all of her novels. Two of the books –...
by Karen Warren | United Kingdom
For many people literary Bath is synonymous with Jane Austen, a frequent visitor and sometime resident of the city. But during Bath’s heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries many fashionable authors visited the city, and featured it in their writing. I have rounded up...
by Karen Warren | United Kingdom
Bath has lots of small museums. One of my favourites is the Old Theatre Royal and Masonic Hall. Mainly because, somewhat unusually, it is the building itself, with its multi-layered history, that is the main exhibit. Entry is by guided tour (see website for times)...
by Karen Warren | United Kingdom
When you visit Bath don’t miss the Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens. Just a short – and interesting – walk from the city centre, across the Pulteney Bridge and along Great Pulteney Street. Here you’ll find the oldest park in Bath and the city’s first public art...
