Somewhere between 60-70 AD, the Roman Empire built baths in what would later be called Bath, England. The are in which they were built was formed to help them worship Sulis Minerva, the goddess of healing.
Our day in Bath started with some Afternoon Tea Time, where we were served mini sandwiches, treats, and for the first time ever, tea that I actually enjoyed drinking! I’m still shocked, I’m not a tea person. The architecture was also so beautiful to look at. It’s something that’s continuously sparked a conversation during the trip of how intentional and purposeful architecture used to be. It’s so interesting how detailed and fine tuned everything used to be.
Walking through the different baths, feeling the heat of the water spread throughout the rooms, it was incredible to think about how well preserved these rooms are. Baths and areas built about one thousand years ago are still standing and kept clean! That’s incredible! I got a video of the natural baths and you could see bubbles coming up from the water, the water boiling because of how hot it was outside, which kind of made me want to get in. At the very end of the tour, it gave us a chance to taste the bath water. I did it. Don’t do it.
In the free time that we had, it was spent walking around the streets of Bath looking at all of the different stores that were set up. One of my favorite places was this guitar store where finally, after days and weeks of missing my four sweet children (three guitars and a ukulele), I was able to play something again. Sweet sweet relief. I also went into a book store and found a copy of War Horse. I bought it, of course, and am so eager to read it. If it’s anything like the play we saw, I’ll be in a pool of tears about halfway through.
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