We went to Bath (the place in England, not to wash ourselves) on Saturday to see the Roman Baths and walk around the town. I had been to Bath once before, but I don't remember it the same way as I saw it this time around. I guess when I was an eighth grader I had even less patience than I have now, because I don't remember the baths being so big. There was way more to see than I thought and it took way longer to get through them than I remember. The Roman Baths are basically old Roman spas from the time when the Romans inhabited England. You can tell that they were once beautiful and grand, but now they are simply crumbling, moldy remains of old stone. My favorite part about the baths is the bath with the hot spring feeding into it because you can see the green water boiling, which I thought was pretty neat. After touring that whole thing, we went to get a quick bite to eat. Kelly and I found a cafe and got cornish pasties, which were absolutely delicious (mine was filled with roasted veggies) and walked around the town. Turns out Jane Austen used to live in Bath during her time, which isn't surprising because the town is small, but very cute, with a small river running through it. We also saw Bath Abbey, but didn't go in because we had to rush back to the bus to go to our second destination.
Next we went to Avebury, which is basically a field full of big rocks positioned in some mysterious way. It's like Stonehenge, but you can actually climb these rocks instead of just looking at them from afar. I had been to Avebury before as well, but it was worth going back because we got to climb some rocks, be one with nature, make friends with some roaming goats, and commune with the aliens (which is one theory for how the rocks got to where they are). Anyways, it was a good time.
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