Day 11: Bath

We aoke to a beautiful morning in the Cotswolds, hopped in the car and headed for Bath. Our hotel packed us each a bacon sandwich for breakfast; and since Steph did not want hers, Thad enjoyed both. The trip to Bath was about an hour, and fairly easy until we tried to find the rental car drop off. We drove through some of the tightest most hectic streets in the world, but we finally made it to our destination, slightly rattled.

We put on the back packs and hiked it into the bath city center. We were able to store our bags at an Internet cafe for our duration in Bath; then we hit the streets.

Aside: there are a lot of people in Brittan with missing teeth. Even young people seem to not care if their teeth fall out. Thanks, mom and dad for sending me to the dentist!

Ok back to Bath. This is a small town with a natural hot springs that is still active. The town was initially developed by the ancient Romans as a place to enjoy the magical waters. We visited the bath houses (mostly ruins now) and toured around the other early architecture in the area. The church in Bath is where the very first king of England was crowned. We had a lot of time to kill in this small town, so we also toured a few of its art galleries and museums. Stephanie enjoyed our tour through the fashion museum, which chronicled 500 years of dresses. We also napped/read in the park outside the Royal Cresent and the Circus until we decided to catch an earlier train back to London. We had originally booked a 10 pm train home but really hit the wall after 7 hours in Bath. Back home to London where we enjoyed a relaxing night in.