Saturday we took a tour bus for a day of fun in some of England's historic tour sights. The bus picked us up outside our flat because we made up more than half of the tourists going. Our first stop was the mysterious Stonehenge, an ancient burial and some kind of religious structure. No one knows exactly why it was built or what purpose it served. It appears to have been some sort of sacrificial altar surrounded by columns and burial mounds for tribal royalty. Because of some stupid people desecrating the sight, they've closed the actual henge to visitors so the only way to access it is by a pathway about 15 feet away that goes all the way around. The weather was really cooperative and the sun shone quite brightly giving us the perfect day for being tourists. Our second stop was at the Salisbury Cathe
dral wherein lies the best original copy of the Magna Carta. We didn't spend very long there but one thing I noticed and absolutely adored was the architecture. Salisbury has the best assortment of random architecture from many different time periods and they all work really well together. There's Victorian, Georgian, Medieval, and Modern all rolled into one cohesive little village. The final stop of the day was Bath, a small city nestled in the hills. Jane Austen lived here and wrote two novels - "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion." The city itself was built upon a natural hot springs that the Romans built a luxurious bathing house upon. The water bubbles a little and you can feel the heat just by standing near it. There are plenty of signs around the bath telling you not to drink or even touch the water. Not that I'd want to drink ancient green water.
At the end of the self guided audio tour you get the opportunity to try a glass of the water (treated so it won't kill you). Supposedly it has healing properties to those who drink it. Because I'm a tourism sucker I bravely took a sip - YUCK! Talk about drinking sulfur hot tub water. I couldn't drink the whole glass but Daytona Lips did. It's one of those things that you just have to do for the bragging rights. I did - won't do it again. The drive home lasted 2hrs, 1hr of which I slept. Traveling definitely takes it out of you especially when the warm sun is beating on your back and the bus has a slow, soothing rythm. Perfect day!
Saturday we took a tour bus for a day of fun in some of England's historic tour sights. The bus picked us up outside our flat because we made up more than half of the tourists going. Our first stop was the mysterious Stonehenge, an ancient burial and some kind of religious structure. No one knows exactly why it was built or what purpose it served. It appears to have been some sort of sacrificial altar surrounded by columns and burial mounds for tribal royalty. Because of some stupid people desecrating the sight, they've closed the actual henge to visitors so the only way to access it is by a pathway about 15 feet away that goes all the way around. The weather was really cooperative and the sun shone quite brightly giving us the perfect day for being tourists. Our second stop was at the Salisbury Cathe
dral wherein lies the best original copy of the Magna Carta. We didn't spend very long there but one thing I noticed and absolutely adored was the architecture. Salisbury has the best assortment of random architecture from many different time periods and they all work really well together. There's Victorian, Georgian, Medieval, and Modern all rolled into one cohesive little village. The final stop of the day was Bath, a small city nestled in the hills. Jane Austen lived here and wrote two novels - "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion." The city itself was built upon a natural hot springs that the Romans built a luxurious bathing house upon. The water bubbles a little and you can feel the heat just by standing near it. There are plenty of signs around the bath telling you not to drink or even touch the water. Not that I'd want to drink ancient green water. 
At the end of the self guided audio tour you get the opportunity to try a glass of the water (treated so it won't kill you). Supposedly it has healing properties to those who drink it. Because I'm a tourism sucker I bravely took a sip - YUCK! Talk about drinking sulfur hot tub water. I couldn't drink the whole glass but Daytona Lips did. It's one of those things that you just have to do for the bragging rights. I did - won't do it again. The drive home lasted 2hrs, 1hr of which I slept. Traveling definitely takes it out of you especially when the warm sun is beating on your back and the bus has a slow, soothing rythm. Perfect day!
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