Sunday, November 27, 2011

Trip to Bath, but not down the hallway

Every week in the UK new adventures always seem to arise, but instead of traveling to London, I went with the school to Bath, England and Stonehenge, both beautiful places rich with history and exploration. Our journey brought us to Stonehenge first, which is one of the strange, peculiar rock formations from Ancient England. Though, there are many speculations of how the rocks were able to be formed that way, where the rocks came from and why the natives built the rock formation. All there is to know is that the rock formation has not unravelled its relevance to ancient society, but it is still a tourist hotspot. Being there felt really wonderful, the rocks are in the middle of an open field filled, where sheep are allowed to roam outside of the rocks boundaries. The rocks are really secluded and in a rural setting as they should be. It was definitely a great experience going there.
Bath on the other hand was a really nice city that was full of festivities and relaxation. Reason why I bring up relaxation is that Bath is famous for its wonderful massages and its natural hot spring. Romans thought the hot water that came out of the ground was made by the gods, so they thought it was spiritual, so people from all over would come and take a bath, get massages and pray at the building complex. Going through the Baths you are given a headset and its explains when the baths were built, why and how the Romans used the bath and many other historical findings that were restored and are now on display. At the end of my tour, there was a water fountain that an employee was serving natural hot spring water to anyone who wanted to try it, and it of course, was hot and not exactly Dasani water. Anyways, Bath and Stonehenge were both, awesome places to visit and learning a bit of history and having a good time and experiencing England life is always worth the trip.

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