England Adventure with the Mason's - Part II

Our England adventure continued after we left London. We headed to Bath where the boys got to see the Roman Baths, while mom and I did some shopping. We showed them the main sights in Bath and then headed to Stonehenge from there. We just saw Stonehenge through the gates, but it was still really fun - we took lots of goofy pictures and tried to stay dry when it started to rain (of course).

After Stonehenge we headed back to our house and spend the next couple of days exploring in and around our town - we went to base, walked all around Ely, went into Cambridge, saw some Harry Potter sights, and hit up one more beautiful castle before they left. It was hard to see them go on Sunday, but we had such a great time :)

The Roman Baths

Bath

My handsome little brother in Bath

Stonehenge!

The fam at Stonehenge

Dad, Mom, and Max at our house

Ely Cathedral

They had the coronation chair from the King's Speech there (because those scenes were filmed at the cathedral), so we all took turns being King/Queen ;)

Ely Cathedral with the gloomy skies - it was pretty rainy weather while they were here!

Ely Riverfront - I love our little town!

Thomas and I on base - had to show them the local Taco Bell ;)

Lavenham

Dad driving the British car

Had a lovely dinner with the family and the Gerwicks in Ely

Mom, Drew, and Dad at Nando's in Cambridge - mom's favorite food place of the whole trip!

Me and Thomas in front of King's College, Cambridge

Punting on the River Cam, Cambridge

Dad, Mom, Drew, and Thomas in front of the River Cam, Cambridge

Warwick Castle

Dad, Thomas, Mom, and Drew at Warwick Castle

They had an awesome "Birds of Prey" show at Warwick, here's the Bald Eagle!

Peacock! Thomas didn't get bitten by any peacocks this time ;)

Beautiful grounds of Warwick Castle

Uh-oh, looks like Dad and Drew are in trouble!

Mom and Dad at the rose garden at Warwick Castle

Bath

We took a little road trip to Bath on Saturday. I was a little worried the city might not be worth the 4-hour drive each way, but it definitely was. Aside from the terrible traffic and lack of parking (I may have had some choice words for some bold pedestrians - sorry mom!), Bath was amazing and so picturesque, we could definitely see why it is a World Heritage Site.

Mom was a little cold all the time ;)

We visited the Roman Baths, and did the audio tour for it - we were glad we did that, we got to learn a lot. The hot springs here are the only ones in the UK, and some of the stuff they had on display was amazing considering how old it was. My favorite were the curses that they fished from the bottom of the Sacred Spring here - they had some of them on display and translated them. They were mostly cursing the people who stole people's clothes from the baths, and wanting the Goddess Sulis Minerva to punish them. Seems a little drastic for stealing clothes, but still interesting!

The Bath Abbey from inside the Roman Baths

Mom and Thomas 

The baths are amazing - 2,000 years later and they still operate the same as always

Trying the Bath water - ew. Thomas drank a little too much and got a stomachache :/

After the Roman Baths we got lost in explored the city some more and got to see some of the amazing architecture and culture that exists here.

The Bath Abbey

Beautiful city

There was a rugby match going on in the background

Pulteney Bridge

Flower shop on the Pulteney Bridge

The Circus - these buildings were all around this center circle

The Royal Crescent

If you are thinking about buying a townhouse in the Royal Crescent...better start saving your pennies. That's 4,500,000 POUNDS if you can't see the price :)

There is a lot more to do in Bath, but since we were just there for the day we wanted to hit the major sites. There is a Jane Austen centre for those interested in her life in Bath, and they offer some free downloadable tours so you can do a self-guided walking tour for free! They have that for a general city tour, and a Jane Austen tour also (I thought you might like that Chet and Chris!). If you're ever in the area, I think Bath is a must-see :)