Roman Baths<\/span> \n \n \n \n Shakespeare once said: \u201cI’ll say she looks as clear as morning roses newly washed with dew,\u201d and when speaking of the city of Bath, of the experience of standing for three hours at the Globe theatre and of the sight of St.Paul\u2019s Cathedral, I must repeat it. All the places above, in their own ways, masterpieces feeding the soul with a sense of warming delight. Almost like the whipped cream on my caramel frappuccino, never necessary but always crucial for the perfect execution of an unbelievable taste! The city of Bath, acting as the foundation of this reflection represents the coffee itself, the greater mass, as it was a playground for exploration. Troilus and Cressida at the Globe, definitely the unnecessary yet crucial whipped cream… and the cathedral, of course, the delicious caramel, without it the exquisite taste of my Starbucks caramel frap would never be the same. I think I have fallen in love.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n White, red, pink, blue, green, yellow, only some of the colors of the flowers that adorned the historical and alluring city of Bath; the perfect place for a New York City girl like me who wishes to scape from the modernity and daily rush of a fast life. Upon arrival, the first sightings of a landscape unknown, beautifully impenetrable by human innovation as it was preserved, almost like frozen in time. To visit such a place right after visiting Stonehenge (a place I have always known of as one of the world\u2019s greatest mysteries) is to think you have had good coffee to later learn that there is better coffee out there. Stonehenge was an amazing structure to observe, the feeling of standing in front of something so simple yet intricate, so brilliant, filled the space with a different spirit. This spirit of some sort followed our bus on our trajectory, reappearing within the walls of the remarkably well-preserved Roman Bath houses, following us through the brick lanes of the city of Bath. Yesterday I lived a feeling like no other, strange and surreal… definitely \u201cmorning roses washed with dew.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Today, accompanied by coffee of my favorite kind, once again, a feeling like no other made its way through my pores, into the deepest parts of my soul. I do not exaggerate when I say that watching Troilus and Cressida <\/em>was one of the greatest experiences of my life! Broadway<\/em> does not compare to the feeling of standing in an open roof theatre for three hours, as it rained, watching a masterpiece of literature coming to live right in front of your eyes. Precious. I now see Shakespeare under a whole new light, a light almost as bright as the one\u2019s lighting up the path that led us to stand in front of St.Paul\u2019s as we crossed the Millennium Bridge after the play.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n This morning, before heading out on our walk of Southwark we met up in front of St.Paul\u2019s and standing there was eventful, but standing in front of the lit-up cathedral at around 10:40 p.m. was breathtaking. I\u2019m not sure Christopher Wren, when envisioning this space during the 1600\u2019s, would have imagined it to be the immaculate site that it now is. The sighting of the cathedral completed the night, and the words of Prof. Qualls who expressed his gratitude for taking part in these experiences along with his students came at a perfect time. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n After evenings of overanalyzing the lack of \u201cmy type of art,\u201d as well as \u201cmy type of history,\u201d it was refreshing to be reminded of the good caramel frappuccinos I am capable of enjoying during my time in England. And with a Starbucks in every corner I will continue to enjoy the sometimes bitter coffee foundations, the delicious whipped cream and the sweet caramel, meanwhile reminding myself to sip slowly, to fancy every drink and to cherish every burst of flavor. I have fallen in love again with a caramel frappuccino not so different from the one I am used to, and as long as \u201cshe looks as clear as morning roses newly washed with dew\u201d I will continue to fall in love again and again.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Some of us have never asked to experience these things, some of us still yearn to. Either way, believe Shakespeare when he notes that \u201cLove sought is good, but given unsought, is better.\u201d I am thankful for having given the chance to love.<\/span><\/p>\n Roman Baths Shakespeare once said: \u201cI’ll say she looks as clear as morning roses newly washed with dew,\u201d and when speaking of the city of Bath, of the experience of standing for three hours at the Globe theatre and of the sight of St.Paul\u2019s Cathedral, I must repeat it. 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