Bath and Stonehenge

Hello everyone! Sorry for the recent lack of updates- not much too exciting going on! Were starting to get into the swing of things here. Can you believe we've been in London a month now? Crazy!

Last Sunday we went on an NYU sponsored day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. We met the coach busses outside of our dorm around 8AM to start the two hour drive to Stonehenge. (Pretty much everyone fell asleep.) When we finally got there- it was there too. That's about the only way I can describe Stonehenge. If you've seen it in pictures then you've seen it. Like the Mona Lisa, it's much smaller in real life and just sort of...there. It was definitely cool seeing it but I prefer learning about it's history than actually being there- it's more interesting.

Here are some of my friends at Stonehenge!

Me!

Jumping picture! Can you see me?

After Stonehenge we hopped back in the bus for the hour-long ride to the city of Bath. We learned that Bath is, in fact, a city because it has a cathedral. We also learned that Bath was originally the town for the very wealthy to vacation in. I can see why! It was beautiful! We went on a walking tour of the city, which I quite liked. We saw the river, the assembly halls, the Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey, the Circus, and more! Here are some pictures from the tour...

In front of the bridge

We just missed Jane Austen week! Some people were still wandering the town dressed up.

After the tour we had a bit of free time before going to see the Roman Baths. Unfortunately, it wasn't much, so we didn't have any time to see any of the museums because our main priority was eating lunch! We got lunch and hot chocolate in a pub then wandered around for a bit. Since we had some time left, we stopped in for tea at an adorable little tea house. I chose the Earl Grey.

Yum!

Finally it was time for our tour of the Roman Baths. We gathered outside, got our tokens for entry, moved into the entrance way and- fire alarm. We all had to go back outside and stand in the chilly weather for the problem to be solved. When the alarm finally stopped, we all shuffled back inside. We got audio tours and made our way through. At the Baths, they have different options of things you can listen to on the audio tours at each exhibit and one was Bill Bryson! Needless to say I chose that one most times as he was far more interesting than the normal guide.

This "authentic Roman woman" showed us how to put on makeup using traditional Roman products. 

Here I am in front of the baths!

We finished our tour around 5 and got back on the busses for the long trip back. Boy were we tired but all in all a very good way to spend a Sunday!