Day 8- A Day Trip to Bath

1. We all ran around and tried to find our train cart/seats before finally just sitting somewhere random on the train. 
2. Upon arriving in Bath I found out there is a Jane Austen museum and a Mary Shelley museum. A few of us promptly got tickets. 
3. While waiting for our ticket slots, we stumbled into a cute local coffee shop. That had loads of vegan and gluten free pastries, along with ice lollies (this what popsicles are called here). 
4. I ordered my first tea since being here, and it was piping hot and I burnt my tongue upon the first sip but it was a tropical fruit flavor and it was worth the burnt taste buds. 
5. The Mary Shelley museum was a fun and quirky experience, as they had a little haunted maze in the basement to cap off the tour. 
6. The Jane Austen museum was quite immersive, as the tour guide we had was “Elizabeth Bennet”. 
7. We ended the Jane Austen tour by dressing up in typical 1800 garb and posing with Mr. Darcy.
8. We toured the Roman Baths, which was a fun and an immersive experience. As we got to listen to the little walkie talkie phones, that led us through each exhibit. 
9. They told us we weren’t allowed to touch the real bath water, but I might have broken the rules. I also drank some of the spa water that was offered at the end of the tour, I was the only one that thought it tasted good. 
10. We ended the day by seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Musical, which is also how Rebel Wilson also ended her day. 10/10 experience and show!

The Ancient Roman Baths took us back to a time where going to a public bath was a luxury. That the population of Rome took pleasure in rooms with different water temperature and pressure, places to read and socialize, and to worship their gods. My favorite part of the Roman Baths was of course the spa aspects (I’m hoping all of the water I drank and touched will rejuvenate me for years to come) but also the old statues and involvement of the gods and goddesses within the Roman Culture. The head of Sulis Minerva was my favorite, as it was the most preserved and it has a very early discovery meaning that these baths were not only for relaxation but also for realignment and rejuvenation within their religion. The Minvera head is only one of two other fragments known. This head would have been within Minvera’s own temple beside the Sacred Spring, so that she could look over the Temple’s courtyard to the great altar. Sacrifices would have been made for and in front of Minvera.

Overall the city of Bath had an overall quantness that I enjoyed so much, and even though there was still the same amount of hustle and bustle in London as in Bath, there seemed to be a smaller feel to the city. It felt like stepping back into history and walking through a town that was built ages ago. There was so many parks, restaurants, museums, and experiences that I wanted to do and see in Bath that I didn’t have enough time to do, so I think that I will have to come back. I have a little list of things that I need to come back and see and do.