England {Roman Baths}

   Alrighty, so back to my UK trip! Here are all of the previous posts: Windsor Castle, Bath Abby, Coffee & Panini's and #Cherubbing. I'm determined to get all of these posts out, we were busy bees our whole time there and I want to give each memory its moment in the spotlight (but really I just want to make sure I have them recorded for myself.)

   From the outside the baths didn't look any more exciting than any other old beautiful building that there is to find in Bath. But once you walk through the tiled entryway, which is to the right in the picture above, you see this. How cool! I just stood there for a while daydreaming about what this place looked like as people walked around in robes and sandals socializing around this natural occurrence. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that people had been using this site since around 836 BC in some way, shape, or form.

   The baths are consisted of four main areas, the main bath, the steam rooms, the spring and the museum. The main area is two stories surround by beautiful architecture and statues. After spending quite a few minutes listening to the audio guide and snapping a bunch of pictures I wasn't ready for how much more there was to see! I figured there would be a bunch in the museum to see, which there was, but then there was another bath area that has even hotter water and the steam rooms.

   It seemed like the steam rooms went on forever! And, there were rooms on both side of the main bath. Sadly the rooms were pretty beat up (I mean this place has been around for literally ever so...what are you gunna do?) but the way the audio guide put it all back together made it come right back to life. Things that just looked like crumbled rock were pointed out as being steps and water passageways. These rooms were obviously placed here to be as close to the spring as possible and because of that almost every picture I took in that area was completely blurred because of the steam. I totally understood why the Romans, being used to the warmer climate of Italy flocked to this site during the cold dreary days that are so well known to England.

   This was the first real historical site that we visited and it really set the tone for how much history I was going to be learning on this trip. It's definitely one thing to read about this stuff in books, but to actually be here is something that will make those lessons stick around.

England {#Cherubbing}

   I don't know about you but, when I am on a walk through who knows where and I see an abandoned alcove that looks like it should house a stone cherub statue, I need to get up on in there. So naturally my sister and I climb up there and strike our best cherub pose! #Cherubbing ;) We were totally just laughing and goofing off and living up to the "loud" American stereotype. Whatevs, I embrace it haha. This was such a small moment of our day but it definitely made my top 5 favorite moments from our trip. That's what it's all about, having a detailed plan, visiting all of the tourist stops and remembering small moments like this. My heart is smiling :)

   In case you missed it here are the other posts from our trip thus far (make sure to keep checking back because there will be many, many more): Windsor Castle, Bath Abby & Panini's and Coffee.

England {Coffee & Panini's}

   So, I'm not a coffee drinker at all, but my family sure is and I appreciate the artwork that can be made is a cup of liquid. We had spent the first part of the day going through the city of Bath and Bath Abby and had worked up quite the appetite. And let me tell you, this was the best panini I've EVER had!! Roasted tomatoes, artichokes, spinach and mozzarella cheese, uh, yes please! This wasn't a planned stop on our itinerary and I have no clue what the restaurant was called but, the time we spent here was super enjoyable.

   In case you missed it here are the other posts from our trip thus far (make sure to keep checking back because there will be many, many more): Windsor Castle & Bath Abby.

England {Bath Abby}

   It's been taking a lot longer to get these posts up than I originally thought. I guess that's what happens when you come home with over 8,000 pictures (that's combined with mine, my sister's and my parents.) Here are the pictures posted from Windsor Castle.

   Day 2 began with a free guided tour around the city of Bath, those picture are to come. After, we went through Bath Abby and it absolutely took my breath away! As soon as I walked in I was in awe of the vaulted ceilings and the light rushing through the stained glass. I've never been inside such an ornate Church before, I'm used to services being held in warehouses or currently I attend a Church in a movie theater. I absolutely loved all of the history and richness that exists over here, and at this point in the trip it still hadn't really hit me of how long all of this stuff has really been around.