Thursday, 25 June 2009
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Bath
Bath does feature at the top of my list mainly for its Georgian architecture and flowing Georgian terraces.
I had not visited bath for a few years , but the lasting impression I had of the City was not disappointed on my recent visit.
It was a glorious day and the bath stone stood out in the mid day sun , and the shops and offices blending subtlety behind the stone facades.
The town centre is seems largely untouched from its Roman Roots, updated throughout the centuries sympathetically creating a timeless town centre which blends into 21 century retailing.
Bath just works as a city centre, even the traffic does not cause a great problem.
Don’t get me wrong the tourists are bus in and out at some rate but once again the streetscape seems to have adjusted to make allowances for modern transportation. The scale of the buildings along with the scale of the streetscape makes an historic town compatable with 21st century living.
Bath is my number one town and it is hard act to follow. but lets see
I had not visited bath for a few years , but the lasting impression I had of the City was not disappointed on my recent visit.
It was a glorious day and the bath stone stood out in the mid day sun , and the shops and offices blending subtlety behind the stone facades.
The town centre is seems largely untouched from its Roman Roots, updated throughout the centuries sympathetically creating a timeless town centre which blends into 21 century retailing.
Bath just works as a city centre, even the traffic does not cause a great problem.
Don’t get me wrong the tourists are bus in and out at some rate but once again the streetscape seems to have adjusted to make allowances for modern transportation. The scale of the buildings along with the scale of the streetscape makes an historic town compatable with 21st century living.
Bath is my number one town and it is hard act to follow. but lets see
Top Ten Towns in Uk
Welcome to my Top Ten Towns in the Uk
Firstly, I will explain how I judge them and then which is the winner.
It is a pictural expression of asthetics of the towns and cities, as well as an assesment of shopping facilities with the cities, but, please feel free to comment on my assesments of the towns or cities and I would welcome any contributions to the list, and with any luck i can move on to the top ten european cities and then world wide.
Obviously, it will difficult to visit all towns and cities across the globe but I will have a good go but the uk should be finished fairly quickly. So any assistance across the globe would be welcomed.
In no particular order they are:-
Bath
Manchester
Glasgow
Birmingham
Brighton
Oxford/Cambridge
Nottingham
Leeds
Newcastle Upon Tyne
York
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Firstly, I will explain how I judge them and then which is the winner.
It is a pictural expression of asthetics of the towns and cities, as well as an assesment of shopping facilities with the cities, but, please feel free to comment on my assesments of the towns or cities and I would welcome any contributions to the list, and with any luck i can move on to the top ten european cities and then world wide.
Obviously, it will difficult to visit all towns and cities across the globe but I will have a good go but the uk should be finished fairly quickly. So any assistance across the globe would be welcomed.
In no particular order they are:-
Bath
Manchester
Glasgow
Birmingham
Brighton
Oxford/Cambridge
Nottingham
Leeds
Newcastle Upon Tyne
York
Get your, glasses, sunglasses or Ray Bans repaired at EyeWearRepairs.com
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