So the English guy was right-Bath is a tourist trap and I'm lovin' every minute of it. I've done several walking tours, a couple of walking tours and even an evening comedy tour. I wanted to do a boat tour but the river was too high yesterday and it apparently rained all night last night so I'm guessing it won't be much better today. Ah well, some of tours went by some interesting shops and museums. Now if I can just remember where they were!
One of the tours I did was through the ruins of the Roman Baths that gave the town its name. Supposedly restorative powers in those waters but not to be taken internally! The original bath houses, pools and steam rooms are too far gone to be restored to what they might have been in Roman times but a few years ago someone finally got around to building a modern version. I gave it try but the whole package of treatments, massages, oil rub downs and whatever was beyond my budget so instead, I had just a really expensive swim in an oversized lukewarm jacuzzi. The real hot spring is actually quite hot but somewhere in the planning of the modern version they decided to let it cool down before letting people get in. Go figure.
There is a free walking tour of the city that's good and I also did the bus tours on the open deck double decker bus. Those were all good but the best tour was the Bizarre Bath. That one's not free but it cost less than a night at the theater and was more entertaining. After a day of touring and getting lots of history, culture and facts, the Bizarre Bath has no redeeming social value whatsoever except that it offers no history, culture or verifiable facts! The best value in Bath.
Today is the day I start getting a bit more serious about the itinerary. The next week or so is going to be just a night or two here and there and I have to figure out where the heres and the theres are. I'm also doing some shopping. The moors killed my raincoat and I have to do a lot more picnic meals or else I'm coming home before I get off the continent!
Hasta la bye-bye for now.
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The tours are a GREAT idea! Easiest way to see what all there is to see, then go back to see more of the most interesting.
I think I'd have passed on the mud packs/baths, too. After all, sounds like you already HAD a bit of a mud treatment out on the moors! For FREE!! LOL.
This trip is SO much fun! Even taken from WV.
I can picture everything you are describing perfectly! And the blog will make a great travel journal when you get back and print it off, without having to carry it all over the world.
Brilliant!!
Hi Aunt Keli!!
You're obviously having a great time!
I'm glad you have a blog so we can keep up with you.
Keep it coming!
Love,
The only person who would call you Aunt Keli...Angela
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