Splish, Splash, Taking a Bath...

Yesterday, we went to Bath. It is a quaint little town about 100 miles from London so around a 2 hour bus ride for us. We left very early I believe it was Zack that was quoted in saying "I haven't seen 8:30 since junior year of high school." We got to Bath around 11:30 and immediately went to the Roman Baths which is the main attraction of the town. The Romans began construction on this bath complex around 60-70 AD, so it was very ancient. The bath is fed by a natural spring that pours out steaming hot water at around 46 degrees C (for you guys back in the States that would 115 degrees F) They used it as a place for healing as well as a shrine to the goddess
Minerva. The current complex is semi-restored, though it was disappointing that they had all of these exhibits literally on top of the structures- and it was packed with tourists (we kind of felt like cattle) Though they said not to touch the water, we did and I can confirm that it is very warm, it was just very disgusting and green looking.




The Town of Bath was also a sight to see, it was a quaint town in the English countryside. All of the buildings were made out of "buttery yellow stone" (this is what the bus driver said, so you must say it with an English accent) and apparently the town "glows" during the summer months in the sun. They also had a lot of areas to shop and the town was packed with people. All and all I think we spent the perfect amount of time there, leaving around 4:30.

I am also proud to announce that we had our first experience with fish and chips yesterday.

Cheers

Paul