Other than the freezing cold weather, this weekend felt like summer vacation.
I took a school-sponsored trip to the ancient city of Bath, about three hours west of London by bus. It's a quaint and historic town founded by the Romans during their reign in Britain and then re-vitalized during the Georgian era. On the way, we stopped at Stonehenge, land of the druids. In the words of Christopher Guest: "No one knows who they were, or what they were doing, but their legacy remains" --This is Spinal Tap
It was freezing cold at Stonehenge, but we did get to see sheep migrating across the snowy plains past the rocks. We also took the opportunity to do as many perspective shots of me lifting the stones.
The cold at Stonehenge was remedied later that afternoon when we arrived in Bath and took advantage of England's only natural hot spring spa. A 2-hour session in the spa for 22 pounds was absolutely worth it. We swam and steamed and floated on jet-propelled water currents in the pools, living the lap of luxury.
We also had a chance to visit actual Roman Baths erected as places of worship around AD 300. We descended below street level to see the steam pools and the aqueducts that the Romans built to harness the water for luxury and medicinal purposes. Apparently, there were 42 minerals in the water that folks far and wide came to experience a taste of when afflicted with gout, scars from battle, amputated legs...etc. At the end of the tour, we were invited to try a glass of the Bath water, and it actually seemed to ease my sore throat a little.
All in all, a very fun-filled, educational experience. Next week we have our "Arts in Shakespeare" performance at RADA. Will post on that soon.
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