day-tripper

i know telling everyone this won’t do me any good, but i just can’t help telling you: it’s been boiling hot and humid!! particularly in the western region of japan where i live.
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when i lived in london i complained about the english weather too often. now that i even miss those cool and damp miserable english summers i had. sunshine is more precious than any english heritage over there, you know, so londoners may go unbelievably hedonistic on a hot summer’s day.
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i also know that england will take my breath away when it’s sunny. english towns and villages look absolutely gorgeous when they stand against a background of cloudless blue sky. bath, an elegant georgian spa town, for example. on a fine day of august many summers ago, i fancied going on a day trip to bath from london.

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bath is an idyllic region and was perfect for me to discover the quintessence of england. i was happy to be a tourist there, having lunch at the pump room, crossing the river avon, lying in the grass and spoiling myself a cream tea at a lovely tea room. everything in bath was simply exhilarating… everything i did there seems like yesterday.
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i had an opportunity to visit bath again years later, when i was offered a magazine assignment working with a photographer and a writer (who specializes in pets, yes, companion animals) from tokyo. we were to report on an annual dog show taken place in bath. it was fun. i mean real fun. besides, we stayed at a hotel whose rooms had an excellent view of the rolling hills. we however, were, never lucky enough to escape rain.

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the summer heat is mercilessly wearing me out, but i hope this post finds you well.