The trip to Bath was an incredible experience. The first that I noticed when we arrived in Bath was the incredible architecture. Everything is so old and I love that aspect of it. The Abbey of Bath was incredible to gaze at. It was built in 1611 and it was one of those things, similar to St. Pauls Cathedral, where I wandered to myself how the hell they built this. It’s crazy to me how advanced humans are.
We also did a walking tour of the Roman Baths and it’s amazing how rich with history it is. The hot springs are still working to this very day, along with the water system that the romans built thousands of years ago. Like WHAT? It goes to show how advanced these people were. To have built a water system that’s still functioning to this day is mind boggling. It was also just cool seeing all the rooms in which the Romans did their everyday activities such as the gym and spa areas. They had holograms that represented the Roman people doing their activities which helped me picture what life was like then.
Also, I loved all of the nick nacks on display. I’m a sucker for ancient artifacts and getting to see mint condition coins that have been preserved for centuries was really neat. It was also pretty bizarre seeing the preserved skeleton of man who’s been dead for hundreds of years. I wondered what that man went through. What his everyday grind must’ve been like. Judging by the taste of the water that I drank, I don’t imagine he ate very kindly.
Perhaps one of the best aspects of the Bath experience was the Tea party. I get it now. Many kids grow up having tea time with their friends and I never had that. I was too busy either playing outside or playing video games. But today, I had an authentic Tea Party with all of my friends and I tell you what, I’ve never felt more European. We all spoke in British accents while sipping our tea and eating scones. It was a lot of fun and I hope that everyone gets to experience that at some point in their lives.
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