The Roman Baths

After leaving Stonehenge, we continued our journey to the city of Bath. It is GORGEOUS there. I didn't want to leave. The architecture is outstanding, and it really felt like you had traveled back in time (minus the Burger King, H&M and other stores that lined some of the streets). Once again, we unloaded the bus and were handed a coin (our ticket) to see the Roman baths. Audio guides are very popular in Europe, so we each got one of those as well.

The Roman baths were exquisite. People used to write curses on tablets and throw them into the baths. It was believed that the goddess Sulis Minerva would read the curse and decide the fate of those who committed the wrongdoing.

After looking at the murky, green water and not being able to picture myself basking in it, I concluded that I would have been too prissy to fit in with the Romans. Instead, I would have kept myself busy writing curses on tablets or making wishes and throwing random coins in the water.

Somehow, myself and Tina, a grad student at Fontbonne (?), were the only ones left from our group still exploring the baths. We decided to take a few more pictures, make a wish and throw a 1p in the fountain and venture out into the city. Thanks to a nice person who commented that we were obviously tourists, we got coupons for Burger King and had lunch. (Yes, Burger King tastes the same in the UK as it does in the U.S., but they have adult burgers, whatever that is...) We wandered into a few stores, eventually found our group and waited for the bus to take us back to central London where we were staying.

Doesn't the green water look refreshing?

Me and the bath...

City of Bath

Roman Baths

Roman drain

Neat!

Roman baths

Making a wish... and throwing 1p into the fountain!

The Pump Room

In the distance...