We started the day in Bath with a tour of the Roman Bath in town. The bath was built on a naturally occurring hot spring that still flows, and we got to end our tour by trying a taste of the mineral-heavy water.
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| Gherkin enjoying the bath |
In Roman times, the bath facility doubled as a religious sanctuary, with temples and altars built to Roman gods on site. The bathing process also consisted of alternating between warm and cold pools. We got to see the ruins of the different pools, although not all of the Roman baths have been completely excavated.
After the tour, we had some time to explore Bath and get some lunch. The city is absolutely beautiful, and I would love to go back for a longer time.
Finally, we boarded the bus and headed to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare. We saw the site on which his birth home stood and his gravesite. We finished the day watching his play "Antony and Cleopatra". This production was a lot more classic Shakespeare than the last Shakespeare production we saw at the Globe. It was also a tragedy instead of a comedy. It maybe wasn't my favorite play ever, but it was still really cool to see a Shakespeare play in the town where he was born.
The Roman baths were really interesting to see. It would've been cool to see it back in the days when it was still in use. Seeing the grave site of Shakespeare was moving. Walking down the path into the church was one of the best parts. They play was quite interesting and longer than expected.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had more time to explore some of these places! Both towns were small, but had a lot of personality and getting to know them better would be a great adventure!
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