england day 4: bath

from sept 06

bath in general:

really all there is to do in bath is the bath, and the abbey. and this amazing chocolatier near both of those things. but it’s still a pretty place.

the minerva-sulis bath

so the bath at bath was loaded with information. it was one of those places where you get those little handheld remote control thingummy ear devices and everyone walks around with their heads tilted, listening to voices only they can hear, but y’know, it was an ok place. since i don’t care about history and i can read, i gave up on the audio thing pretty quickly.

gifts for the goddess minerva-sulis.

here they tried to reconstruct an archway or some such.

i think this is a guy and some hunting dogs, but for all i know they’re sheep.

i saw someone else doing this and really liked the way it looked, so i staged my own. taken by ken.

i always manage to find the tombstones in everything.

next page: still in the baths

still in the baths

we… didn’t go in the waters. now i wish i’d had time (and money) for a spa, at least elsewhere in bath.

taken by ken.

in the sauna rooms, these tiles would be supporting the floor so that steam could rise from underneath… or something. it’s been ten months, i’m a little fuzzy on the details 🙂

next page: still in the baths

still in the baths!

every now and then there’d be a little waterfall, or aqueduct thingy, and i’d try and try to get a decent picture.

there was also this incredible wishing pond.

next page: onward to the bath abbey

bath abbey

this was actually the first thing i took pictures of in bath. it’s gorgeous.

immediately upon entering there’s a ton of old-school signage. it reminded me of a bulletin board in a coffee shop.

…antlers?

next page: still in bath abbey, and back to the train!

still in bath abbey

some of these i liked better sideways.

i love how it’s resting on the back of an eagle. america ftw!

back to the train!

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