We got to the city of Bath and headed to the Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths where we got an audio tour handset thingy and headed through the exhibit. It was so neat being able to see this place which years ago, was a source of health and hope for so many people. The Sacred Spring was really neat looking too, and it was really great being able to read/hear about the history of this sacred place. One of the parts of the exhibit had notes that people had written curses on (mostly when their belongings had been stolen) and thrown into the baths hoping that the Gods or Goddesses would punish the people who committed the crime.
We then headed outside to be right next to the bath, and I greatly wished that I could go in, as the water was SOOOOO warm (we weren’t supposed to touch it because the water is untreated, but in the spirit of breaking rules that I have seemed to be in lately….I did anyway!).
So after the Roman Baths we decided to head towards the Jane Austen Centre (like good English majors!) and try to find food along the way. So we headed into O’Neills, met up with some other really cool Regent’s people, ate, and headed to Jane Austen. We got in and looked through the little shop and then while everyone else went to explore more of Bath, Bridget and I decided to go through the little Austen exhibit. It was cute and they made it nice for it being as small as it was, but it still wasn’t entirely what I expected. However, it was neat learning about her history and how much the city of Bath and living there for 5 years inspired her and her writing.
While we did this, we unfortunately missed out on seeing the Royal Crescent and The Circus, but I plan on stealing pictures from the others soon!
We then headed to Pulteney Bridge and got some great views and pictures of the city. Afterwards, it was time to head towards the bus and get ready to come back.
So we got back, hung around the room talking to our families, and I guess procrastinating a bit because we couldn’t decide where we were going for dinner. A few weeks ago I had found (in one of our guidebooks…) a place called Ed’s Easy Diner, a diner which is described as serving “American Food.” Bridget, Alvin and I all seemed to be feeling rather “blah” and I suggested that this “might be just what we need, some food that reminds us of home.” So we headed out and about a 10 minute tube ride later, found the diner quite easily.
It was TINY and ADORABLE! The grill and everything was in the middle, and the counter and seats (no tables!) was formed in a semi-circle around it. I ordered a burger, cheese fries and a black and white milkshake. The food was all AMAZING, and I was right, it was EXACTLY what I needed to curb the bit of homesickness that had been creeping back up. We sat, ate, laughed, listened and danced to music from the 1950s and 1960s and just enjoyed this small (very small) feeling of “home.” When we finished, we headed back to school and just enjoyed a quiet night of talking some more to our families and friends, uploading pictures and hanging out. It was PERFECT.
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