UK Getaway: A Relaxing Bath Break

For a while now, I've been wanting to visit Bath. Everyone has told me that it's a really beautiful UK city and perfect for a weekend getaway from London.

We finally made the trip last weekend with our friends, Dan and Shelley. We rented a car and drove the 2.5 hours out there on Saturday morning. After we arrived, we parked and went to have a beer : )

The pub that we went to had this game called bully: there was a picture of a bull on the wall that had a hook for a nose. About 7 feet back there was a string hanging from the ceiling that had a metal loop tied to the end. You have to swing the loop and try to hook it on the bull nose - not as easy as it sounds. A very simple but amusing game which we played for a good half hour while we drank our pints. Dan was the only one to get it hooked once!

Next stop was the Roman Baths. In AD60, the Romans built baths in the area because of it's natural hot springs. The water in the hot springs is actually rain water that falls within the earth and the temperature is then raised through geothermal energy. Today, the Roman bath is still there, but the water is deemed unsafe for actually bathing in. You can still walk through all the areas they used for bathing and there are many artifacts from the Roman era. You can even drink some of the clean bath water that is safe - it is warm and supposedly contains a lot of good nutrients for you... but it was pretty gross! Warm water anyone? ...Yuck.

Afterwards, we walked by Bath Abbey and then up to the Circus and the Royal Crescent. These areas are famous for their Georgian Architecture and are picturesque spots because of their use of Bath stone. The whole town has a "Jane Austen" feel. She actually lived in Bath for a few years, but these places in particular were where this really shown through.

Once we finished walking around, we stumbled upon an 18-hole miniature golf course and ended up playing a round. Aaron won! Finally, we hurried to dinner and then had a mini pub crawl to end the night.

In the morning, we woke and walked around a bit more. While it had been hot and sunny the day before, Sunday it was pretty rainy. We had breakfast and then hurried to the car to make our way to one of the most historical sites we've ever been to... Stonehenge. More to come!