Bath has some steep hills and we climbed a few to get to the Royal Crescent with its view. 

The Royal Crescent is a swanky address. :)

The Royal Crescent is a swanky address. :)

The cars take away a bit of the elegance of the image, but still an elegant view.

The cars take away a bit of the elegance of the image, but still an elegant view.

A real, live "ha ha" (a steep divider to keep animals and even people out of exclusive areas). Kate refrains from photographing the ha ha in the book, but I couldn't. :)

A real, live “ha ha” (a steep divider to keep animals and even people out of exclusive areas). Kate refrains from photographing the ha ha in the book, but I couldn’t. :)

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The view from the top of the Royal Crescent.

The park in the middle of The Circus, the circular terraced homes designed by John Wood.

The park in the middle of The Circus, the circular terraced homes designed by John Wood.

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Jane Austen lived here. I had to stop to take a picture on the steep climb up Gay Street to the Royal Crescent.

Read the book inspired by my research trip to Bath, England: Death in an Elegant City. 

Death in an Elegant City by Sara Rosett