Bath and Stonehenge

Right after Italy I had one day to sleep and then went off to Bath, England with the International Society. Bath was just okay. Its not that big of a city so having two days there was kind of boring. The first day we went to the Roman Baths where people came for healings. This was pretty cool because it was like a little piece of Italy in England. We had dinner at the oldest place in Bath called Sally Lunns Bunns. Since we had dinner at 5 we got a good deal of having soup, main dish and wine for 10 pounds. I had the steak with beranise sauce over a Sally Lunn Bunn and it was very tasty...everything is home made there.

The next morning we went to Stonehenge. I actually found Stonehenge much more interesting than I thought I would. I was a little disappointed when I left because I felt that it was still a big mystery and I was more confused than I was when I first arrived. I guess now they think that it was built as a calendar, temple where sacrifices would happen. Maybe it was originally made as a calendar and then they added on to make it a temple...not quite sure. It was strange because stonehenge is located right off a local freeway so people drive by everyday and see it! I always imagined it as on this big hill...but its actually on a very flat area that winds hit it crazy amounts...soooo cold!

I got a flyer on Stonehenge and it really surprised me that they are planning on moving it in the next ten years. They want to put it in a museum-like situation where more tourists can easily access it. Excuse me but how stupid would that be??? The whole point of seeing Stonehenge is that is has been there for thousands and thousands of years...duhhh.

That afternoon I visited the Jane Austen Center. Jane Austen lived in Bath for five years of her life but she didn't like it very much and enjoyed the country side more because she felt inspired there. Northanger Abbey was written right after she left Bath and she made multiple references to it. That is the one story that I have not seen (I don't read the books only watch the movies).

So that was my quick weekend trip...Wednesday night I leave for Barcelona, Spain.