Bath Time

Today we went to the Roman Bath house and saw the amazing architecture of the city and the ingenuity used in the creation of the bath house itself. I did the walking tour and because I needed something to keep my hands busy I also did the children’s scavenger hunt throughout my walk in the bath house. I did get to drink the water and it tasted like sulfur. Fun for the experience but terrible for a drink. It was very interesting how they utilized waterways and systems to create a bathhouse from a natural hot spring. I also think it’s interesting that the temple in the bath house would be Minerva(Athena for the Greeks out there) as it seems like there would be other gods that would fit better for the purposes of a bath house. I had lunch at a restaurant calleds Bill’s Bath House. It was fine but their cider could use a little work.  After the bath house we had high tea at the Pump House and it was amazing the music atmosphere and of course food and drink. This was the first time I had ever tried tea. I was drinking earl gray, and it was pretty good after three sugars. The scones were amazing and I did have a few of them but the other pastries mostly had some form of fish in them and I didnt care for them at all. I really enjoyed the live music and atmosphere. It made me feel fancy and passing Bath University I was making unlimited puns. The train ride back we were all wiped out and between naps on the ride back I knocked out a few Sudoku puzzles from a local newspaper. Now that I’m back at the hotel I’m ready to settle into some netflix and relax because today was exhausting.