Beautiful Bath
Bath is a beautiful city. Traditionally a resort/spa town for the Romans, it remains a major destination today for Londoners trying to get out of the city. It was very intentionally designed and the architecture is fascinating.
We tried our hand at another hostel, this time up such a giant hill that we had to figure out the bus system or risk utter collapse by weeks end. The buses were easy and the aesthetic house on the hill made for some beautiful views. It was also fun to sleep in bunk beds for the first time in 20 years.
The real star of the stop however was hands down the Roman Baths. Tommy and I spent 16 days in Italy for our honeymoon. We saw every Roman ruin site we could as I love Roman history more than all the rest. But I think the Roman Baths might be the coolest thing I have seen yet.
They were simply stunning. And the site was setup with fascinating information, incredible artifacts and entertaining guides. You were led underground to see the way the Roman’s had brilliantly engineered the hot springs to create multiple pools and sauna rooms. They had displays to show you how things would have looked 2,000 years ago with the ruins set up in the spots they would have been back then.
I could have easily spent another 2 hours there exploring every inch. What a fun stop!