The city of Bath, England, is famous for — its ancient Roman Baths! First, we’d seen London here, visited the British Museum here and here and here, Avebury henge, Stokesay Castle, Harlech and Conwy and Penrith and Ullswater, and later saw Scotland’s Kelpies…
The Roman baths of Bath are a fantastic bit of time-travel. The green bubbling waters are no longer available for soaking in. Once upon a time, they were said to cure just about anything, but then a young girl died from catching a bug while swimming there in 1978…
There’s a museum with artifacts and explanations of their glory days. Dioramas show the site in its glory days…
Back in the 1st century AD, this bather sported quite an intricate hair-do, front and back…
The gods were honored there…
Some people flung their prayers, or rather their curses, written on lead and pewter to people who stole their stuff while they bathed…
After a sample of safe-to-drink thermal water that’s piped in from nearby, we were ready for high tea there. Far more than a mere snack, the elegantly presented occasion included live classical music…
Our tummies full and our leftovers packed in a doggie bag, we visited Bath Abbey next door…
And walked along the river.
Are there natural baths, water, or mud or otherwise, around where you live?
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