tour bus to stonehenge and bath

Today we took a much needed break from walking around London and took a tour bus to Stonehenge and Bath. We both slept most of the time on the ride over and back. Much needed.

First, the bus took us over to Stonehenge which was as amazing as you would imagine it to be. Unfortunately and fortunately, it is roped off, so you can't get very close to the actual stones, but of course preserves them this way. We only got to be there for about an hour, but enough time to circle to rocks and listen to the audio guide they handed us.

Next, we travelled to the city of Bath where they dropped us off at the Roman Baths- pretty much hot springs originally discovered by the Romans and later used by the elite British when rediscovered. It was "a gift from the gods" and has supposed healing powers. It was equally impressive. They essentially built a museum around the original site which you walk over, around, and under as you wander. It is still a hot spring, so you can see the bubbles rising to the surface. You aren't allowed to touch the water because they haven't cleaned it in a few hundred years or so. However, they do sell purified Bath water in the shop if you still want some of the healing powers.

With 2 more hours left before we had to meet the bus, we got some lunch at a pub. Then we walked up to the Jane Austen centre to take a picture with an aging Mr. Darcy character outside. He was a gentleman. We then walked around the circus -a roundabout with the first buildings that the architect who started making everything out of Bath stone started building.

Stonehenge and Bath were nice to see because they are significant and different from anything we have seen in London and gave us a peek at the rest of England.