Stonehenge and Bath

Wednesday Mark decided to take a day off work so we could have an extra day to do some sightseeing with my mom being here. Our plan was to get up early and drive out to Stonehenge and then the town of Bath. Our plan was delayed when we found our bathroom was taken over by flying ants. Yes, flying ants! Luckily the maintenance guy was already on the property to get the bathroom sprayed before we left. Just another example of our awesome English luck. We changed our plans due to our delay and went to Bath first.

The town of Bath was great. The town had lots of steep hills which made for some great views! This town definitely had a different feel than a lot of the other towns we have visited. The architecture is amazing and everything seems to be made of the same stone.

Our first stop was the Pulteney Bridge. The bridge was built in 1773 and it is lined with different shops. It is one of a few bridges with shops actually built into it.

Our next stop was the Roman Baths. The Roman Bath is centered around a hot water spring that the Romans believed came from ancient gods. The water comes up at about 115 degrees. A large "pool" was built for people to come and bathe in the warm waters.

The Sacred Spring is where the hot water actually comes up.

We stopped by Bath Abbey after the Roman Baths. One thing I have learned about myself on this trip is that I really like Cathedrals. I would be happy seeing cathedrals every weekend. We were able to catch part of the organ recital. There is nothing like being in a cathedral in England with an organ playing. This cathedral was beautiful.

My favorite part of the cathedral was this section of stained glass that shows 56 scenes from the life of Christ.

After lunch I came across this random creepy bird lady!! There is even one on her arm.

We visited the Royal Crescent, designed by John Wood. The Royal Crescent was built between 1767 and 1775. The crescent contains 30 houses. This was pretty impressive to see.

Here is another example of the awesome architecture in Bath, The Circus. The Circus is three buildings of town homes that form a circle. This was designed by John Wood's father who was also named John Wood. This was also very impressive to see. It was very hard to get a good picture. I think it would be fun to live there.

After Bath we headed out to Stonehenge. It was pretty amazing seeing it in person. It is not as big as you would imagine it to be and it is in the middle of nowhere. It is just crazy to think about how it was made. Andrew thought it was fun to run around the big rocks.

We were all exhausted after our long day. Andrew always surprises me with how well he does when we are gone all day.