When I heard that we would be going to Stonehenge, my first reaction was to check if Stonehenge was indeed the default desktop background for most PCs.\u00a0 Upon learning that it was, I became even more excited. Is that nerdy?<\/p>\n
I absolutely loved Stonehenge.\u00a0 My mom had originally told me that it was used as a type of sundial, and a friend of mine told me to \u201cenjoy being tortured and thrown into a mass grave\u201d when I mentioned we were going there.\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t realized that there was so much speculation surrounding its practicality, and I think it\u2019s fascinating that nobody knows for sure what it was used for or how it was created.\u00a0 To be honest, I wish I was able to attend on my own, perhaps at night.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a beautiful place, so it makes sense as a tourist attraction; however, I do think the sheer amount of people takes away from the lonely beauty it seems to radiate.\u00a0\u00a0 I also didn\u2019t realize that what exists now is not how it once looked.\u00a0 Trying to imagine what it looked like as a full work proves difficult, but it must have been spectacular.<\/p>\n
Bath was also a lovely place.\u00a0 After many days of group activities, I enjoyed wandering around by myself and exploring the center of town.\u00a0 The park was particularly relaxing, and the one pound fee to enter was entirely worthwhile.\u00a0 Since pigs are my favorite animal, I was excited about the flower pigs that marked the entrance\u2026it didn\u2019t even occur to me that they relate back to the founding of Bath until someone told me that they aren\u2019t there for my personal entertainment.\u00a0 Oops.<\/p>\n
To me, exploring the Roman baths did feel like stepping back in time, especially in the indoor displays.\u00a0 I felt that the entire arrangement was very advanced for a people who lived such a long time ago.\u00a0 There were even changing rooms and a system of pipes (even if they were lead), which surprised me.\u00a0 I also didn\u2019t know that the baths were not solely used for bathing, but also for social aspects, sacrificial rituals, and commerce in general. When I had the chance, I felt the water\u2026it was pleasantly warm. Kudos to the Romans for creating such an exquisite spa and resort.<\/p>\n
It was also fun poking around little shops, tea rooms, and cathedrals while appreciating various street shows in between (including an opera singer and a violinist).\u00a0 The nature of the Bath Cathedral solely as a tourist attraction was a bit disappointing, but overall, I enjoyed both the historical content of Bath and simply exploring on my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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