After Stonehenge, our bus took us to the end of the line in Bath. Bath, if you didn’t know, sits on this gorgeous hill with an extremely nice view of the valley it sits upon. It’s no wonder the Romans chose to make it their summer getaway, besides the natural hot springs which enabled them to make the titular Bathhouse.

The Bathhouse itself lies in the middle of town, not a far walk from where the bus dropped us off. It’s impossible to miss where it is, since the old abbey, an exceptionally tall building, stands right next to it.

It’s really amazing, though, inside the Bathhouse. Besides the green oozy water, it’s really awesome looking at the statues and the architecture, and inside they also have a museum full of relics of the ancient romans, and a full miniature replica of how the bathhouse looked back in Roman times.

The bath, while it WAS a bath, isn’t a bath anymore. People can’t go swim around in it anymore, mostly because the water has gotten rather funky, and also perhaps because it wasn’t really well maintained for a period of time. I seem to remember a sign that said that in restoring the bathhouse, they had to drain the pool back down because the water level had risen so high from what it had been in the Roman days.

On our tour bus, our guide offered to show us around Bath on a walking tour, and was highly knowledgable about the entire area. If you do happen to go on a tour bus, I’d highly recommend going on it. Turns out quite a few famous people lived there, like Jane Austen, and some not as famous people, like Nicholas Cage.

Nevertheless, Bath is a really remarkable place. I would highly recommend going there as well, if you have the time.

Location: London, United Kingdom