Roman Bath

Eileen, Jen and I spent last weekend in Bath. It is a small town 15mins by train out of Bristol and known for its thermal spas, stonehenge and history of Romans and Georgians. Although we did not get to check out the Stonehenge, we did spend a lot of time taking tours around the town.
Since it was Valentines Day, the town was busier than usual with guys treating their partners for a romantic weekend.

The Roman Baths were spectacular! Obviously it is no longer operational but the museum did their best to preserve what’s left and provided models & computer graphics to better describe the ancient grounds.
If the baths are around today, it would only be to accommodate to the rich and famous. The range of different pampering approaches really gave you a better understanding of how the Romans unwind.

We also took a dip in the thermal spas which was overrated. The steam rooms were very relaxing; 4 rooms each with a different scent. I got an ear infection from the baths which left me deaf for 2 weeks. I’m off to Krakow, Poland in 4 weeks and probably Bruges again in 3 weeks. Yes it is a hard life when work sends you to Europe. Only about 6 more months before I move to Paris.
Bath gallery can be viewed here

Bath - 4.5 MB

au revoir

Sam






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