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On Thursday, May 28th, we took a day trip to see the Roman Baths in Bath, England. We rode a tube, then a train, and then we walked through the crooked streets of Bath to our final destination. Just outside the entrance, we paused for a moment to appreciate a man playing the saxophone. Once …
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Bath was a lovely reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the city of London! I was feeling a bit under the weather but was determined to not let that stop me from having a good time. Our first stop were the ancient Roman Baths around which the city was built. I’ll give you one …
I had very little expectation for what awaited us in Bath. I was far more focused on Bath as a home of Jane Austen instead of the Roman Baths the city was named for. As soon as we stepped off the train it was obvious just how unique bath was. The architecture feels ancient, it …
Bath! Bath! Bath! What a wonderful place is Bath! Our first day trip has come and gone and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. We were hit with the overwhelming history of this place the moment we arrived, as we walked straight out of the train station to the Roman baths. We each were given little …
If you know anything about me, you know that I am an extremely emotional human being. So as I walked through the ancient ruins of Roman Bath, I was struck with so many thoughts and feelings. The primary thought that continued to circle my brain as I made my way through the museum was this: …
CW: image of a freshly excised sheep liver. (I know that sounds nuts but bear with me here.)About midway through my journey touring the baths and exclusively listening to the blue numbers, I realized yet again that I have free will and could listen to the audios for children. And boy oh boy was that …
I found ‘My Master Builder,’ to be the ultimate case of a show with heaps of lost potential. There were so many different avenues the story could’ve taken, and so many interesting plot points that could’ve been explored which were left discarded and treated as throwaway lines that failed to add sufficient meaning to the storyline. Although the show lacked …
This done pissed me off. I could end the blog post here! If you’re my family, you might want to skip this one. I’m going to be talking about weird sex politics…it’s the shows fault, not mine! I was initially really excited to see the show. The poster said something about Succession, which is a …
The next show on our docket was My Master Builder which is a modern adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play The Master Builder. We had read the source material prior to coming to London and so I had a pretty great grasp on what I was about to see. The show follows Henrik, a renowned …
Going into My Master Builder I was a bit cautious. I’m always nervous when there is stunt casting involved. A show cannot live or die on one actor alone and I feel like sometimes having a massive star power in the room can suck up the space for everyone else. I am happy to say …
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