{"id":26341,"date":"2015-03-02T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26341"},"modified":"2015-03-16T17:32:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:32:22","slug":"visiting-the-jane-austen-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26341","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Jane Austen Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last fall when we did our walking tour in England’s Cotswolds<\/a>, I cheated on the last day and took a cab to Bath which was our final destination. \u00a0After trekking in constant rain for a few days, I didn’t feel one ounce of guilt for that little maneuver. \u00a0I wanted to take a visit to the Jane Austen Centre and knew I would only have time to do it if I rode rather than walked the last ten miles. \u00a0My friend Ian was nice enough to join me.<\/h3>\n

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When we arrived, this talkative gent greeted us. \u00a0The centre is located in the middle of town and is very easy to get to. \u00a0It is a permanent collection that tells about Jane’s experience living in Bath from 1801 to 1805 and explains how Bath influenced her writing.<\/h3>\n

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Jane was one of eight children.<\/h3>\n

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The exhibit was curated by local members of the Jane Austen Society who are experts on her life. \u00a0Along with the exhibit there were costumes and films. \u00a0They said that Jane was Bath’s most famous resident. \u00a0Considering she lived there only five years, that’s quite a title.<\/h3>\n

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They tried to replicate what afternoon tea would have been like in Jane’s day. \u00a0I was very into this portion of the tour.<\/h3>\n

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The blue and white china was so pretty and delicate.<\/h3>\n

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And \u00a0this tea caddy is just like the one Jane would have used. \u00a0The top floor of the centre had a tea room for visitors, but since we were there in the morning, we decided to have lunch in a nearby restaurant instead.<\/h3>\n

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Some of the most well-known characters in her books were represented.<\/h3>\n

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This is a painting of Jane doing her writing.<\/h3>\n

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Clothing was an important part of the exhibit. \u00a0Visitors could dress up in props……<\/h3>\n

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and then be photographed in this area that looks like a setting in an early 1800 home.<\/h3>\n

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The centre hosts festivals and celebrations during the year, and they are very popular. \u00a0If you are ever in Bath, you might want to stop in a check it out. \u00a0For more information, here is their website<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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“FlexOffers”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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