Sunday, November 30th
Today I took a day trip to Bath with Cody, Rachael, and Colin. After we got breakfast and had purchased tickets, we were on a train from Paddington at 10:03.
When we arrived in Bath about an hour and 45 minutes later, we bought some pretty cheap tickets for a bus tour through the hills outside of the city to see the skyline. It was cool seeing all of the old cathedrals and gothic and Georgian architecture from above, however it was kind of hard to see through all of the trees. We went past a lot of rugby fields, and the University of Bath where some of the events for the Olympics will be held next time.
When we got back into the city, we walked through the Christmas markets, which is a big attraction going on here right now. The streets were filled with miniature wooden houses, filled with arts and crafts and food. It was so busy that we literally had to hold on to each other to make it through together. Once we fought the crowds through here, we went to the Roman Baths and spent a great deal of time looking through here at all of the hot springs and temples. The Romans thought that the water was holy and from the Gods, thinking that it had special healing powers. It was pretty cool, and also nice to be inside from the cold. We also drank some of the bath water in the café. Hey, if Rick Steves does it, you kind of have to as well…
When we were done here, we got some lunch at Burger King and then walked through the Christmas market once more on the way to the bus tour again. Our tickets were valid for the skyline tour and a city tour, so we wanted to do the city tour before we left. It was starting to get dark, and by the time our bus left and made it through a pretty busy street because of the traffic from the festival, it was completely dark. It was cool to see everything lit up at night however, since we had already seen a lot of the places on the tour already this afternoon on the skyline bus tour and from walking around the main areas.
When we were done on the city tour, we walked back to the train station, and hopped a train back home. It was a really enjoyable day, but sooo cold. Ireland is going to be a bit of a chilly weekend, but I am super excited! We will just have to make sure to dress extra warm!
Today I took a day trip to Bath with Cody, Rachael, and Colin. After we got breakfast and had purchased tickets, we were on a train from Paddington at 10:03.
When we arrived in Bath about an hour and 45 minutes later, we bought some pretty cheap tickets for a bus tour through the hills outside of the city to see the skyline. It was cool seeing all of the old cathedrals and gothic and Georgian architecture from above, however it was kind of hard to see through all of the trees. We went past a lot of rugby fields, and the University of Bath where some of the events for the Olympics will be held next time.
When we got back into the city, we walked through the Christmas markets, which is a big attraction going on here right now. The streets were filled with miniature wooden houses, filled with arts and crafts and food. It was so busy that we literally had to hold on to each other to make it through together. Once we fought the crowds through here, we went to the Roman Baths and spent a great deal of time looking through here at all of the hot springs and temples. The Romans thought that the water was holy and from the Gods, thinking that it had special healing powers. It was pretty cool, and also nice to be inside from the cold. We also drank some of the bath water in the café. Hey, if Rick Steves does it, you kind of have to as well…
When we were done here, we got some lunch at Burger King and then walked through the Christmas market once more on the way to the bus tour again. Our tickets were valid for the skyline tour and a city tour, so we wanted to do the city tour before we left. It was starting to get dark, and by the time our bus left and made it through a pretty busy street because of the traffic from the festival, it was completely dark. It was cool to see everything lit up at night however, since we had already seen a lot of the places on the tour already this afternoon on the skyline bus tour and from walking around the main areas.
When we were done on the city tour, we walked back to the train station, and hopped a train back home. It was a really enjoyable day, but sooo cold. Ireland is going to be a bit of a chilly weekend, but I am super excited! We will just have to make sure to dress extra warm!
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