Train Challenge No 14

The Bath Bun Tea Shoppe, Abbey Green, Bath 

“Bath Buns... have a lump of sugar baked into the bottom, crushed sugar sprinkled over the top and, often, currants or raisins swirled throughout. Like many aspects of Bath’s history, this bun, too, comes with a story... an18th-century physician named William Oliver, who would treat patients visiting the city’s Roman baths and, allegedly, furnish them with sweet, yeasted treats called Bath Buns, which he supposedly invented. As the story goes, Oliver went on to invent the Bath Oliver – a hard, dry cracker, similar to a water cracker—after the Bath Buns made his patients pack on a few too many pounds.”

Had to delay my trip into Bath by an hour due to the patient, but still managed to have three hours in town with P who’d come down from Oxford. Beautiful day of 21 degrees so after a walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal and a cuppa at the Holbourne Museum we walked into the centre and ended up at Abbey Green where we enjoyed a Bath Bun with clotted cream and jam. Felt like being back in France sitting at a pavement café...

Total train journey time = 24mins

Things back home continue to be very difficult, need to get on to the GP, hospital and pharmacist tomorrow. I can see further plans having to be changed/cancelled.

Thank you for your kind stars and hearts for yesterday’s Mexican Orange Blossom.