At the end of November, I headed to Bath in Somerset in England to attend the annual Christmas market. My favourite Christmas market, I have been wanting to return for a few years now but did not get the chance to go until this year. I used to live in Bath for three years, and I enjoyed the city. In addition to the wonderful cabins selling a vast array of goods not found in most markets, Bath has a lot of independent and interesting shops. I have not been there since the pandemic, and I was gutted, however, to see that a few of the shops that I enjoyed visiting over the years have closed down and the Christmas market itself was not as large as in previous years. In front of the cathedral square were less cabins, but there were additional cabins heading down one of the other streets opposite the pump rooms.
Although the day was mainly overcast and cloudy, it was dry and the sun did manage to shine sometimes. For lunch, I headed to have afternoon tea at The Mad Hatters Tea Party, and I enjoyed it.
I had some time to look around some of the shops and the Christmas market, starting from the famous Bath Abbey. I did purchase some items.
Before the shopping, I decided to have a hot chocolate with marshmallow topping as the journey to Bath was a long one. I also had a cookie. The hot chocolate and cookie came from Mrs. Potts Chocolate House, which seems to be a new establishment, or if it is not, I had not noticed it before. There were sweet shops located here previously, but I don't remember this one. Opposite is a long-term chocolate and fudge shop.
The little chocolate button that came with the hot chocolate tasted nice, and the milk chocolate cookie sandwich was ok. It's not the best that I've ever had, though.
After the chocolate to give me the energy I needed for the walking and shopping, I went on my way.
In between the browsing of the little Christmas market cabins, I checked out some views of the city that I have missed, such as Pultney Bridge.
Then I walked up to the main shopping streets to see what changed. The Christmas market cabins extend out further than they used to.
Toward the end of the visit, I had a mulled non-alcoholic apple juice.
I had a wonderful day re-visiting Bath and the Christmas market. Although the city has changed, a lot of it has still remained the same.
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