Having to be up early on a Friday for a 8:30am departure on
any day would have been a little bothersome but knowing I was heading to
Stonehenge and Bath I was willing to bare the early start to a day. Our coach
departed from Dilke house at actually 8:30 heading for Stonehenge first.
Stonehenge was only a two hour drive from London. I was excited for our drive
as most of my classmates went straight asleep on the bus; I was wide awake
making sure I didn't miss any of the gorgeous countryside. The English countryside
is just as gorgeous as you would imagine, there are fields filled with yellow
flowers, hillside leading into pretty villages from a distance.
English Countryside
Excuse the clouds they like to hang around in England
After a two hour bus drive we arrived in Stonehenge and discovering
that it is always windy. With such a place that has boggled historians for
years and including extreme wind and black birds, I automatically called it something
supernatural. Studying Stonehenge in
class for years and finally seeing it in person is something that takes a
little getting adjusted to. Once over the first glance of these huge rocks, you
start to question actually what they were used for. I assume they were used to
either determine the season, and weather or even the time. After freezing for a
while from the wind we headed back to the bus for our hour ride to Bath.
Pictures from Stonehenge and me battling the wind
Arriving in Bath is like arriving into a fairy tale land,
from the first glance of the city on the hill. Our first stop in Bath was the
Roman Baths, which was such a beautiful place with some questionable water
(only the main bath). Once you enter the building you are told not to touch the
water but of course some people take it upon themselves, luckily I did not. I
was even afraid to stand to close because of my lack of swimming skills and not
knowing how deep the water is combined with my clumsiness. The architecture and
structure of the baths is still in good condition today. I am amazed at how far
ahead the people of the past were during times you would think they lacked the knowledge
to create such places. They created buildings that have been standing for thousands
of years yet some our buildings began giving away within a few years. After our
tour of the baths and some really good pictures we were all ready for lunch so
we headed out to see what Bath offered food wise. Not soon after we stumbled up
Bath smallest pub……it really is tiny, this is where I had my first fish &
chips which were delicious. We then headed out explore bath which I quickly
decided I would love to live one day…I would get over the tourist
eventually.
Pictures from entrance to Roman Baths
We left Bath at 4:30 hoping to beat traffic but the universe
wasn't on our side and our three hour ride back turned into 4.5 hour bus ride
because of an accident. Finally arriving back at Dilke house and University of
London I quickly headed for the restroom because I had needed to go since we
left Bath and discovered there was one on the bus the entire time….the universe
likes to play chess with me sometimes which I always lose. I headed straight
back to my flat and showered and went straight to bed, I was exhausted.
Hopefully I get to spend some time living in Bath in the
future.
The sun finally came out
The questionable water...
