"And to your left is the Village of Pennsylvania..."

About 2 hours outside of London, deep in the English Countryside is where you will find Stonehenge.  These peculiar stones placed thousands of years ago, brought about by many conspiracy theories, are absolutely fascinating. I couldn't help but laugh and think of the National Lampoons European Vacation Movie, but don't worry there's a chain blocking your way to actually be in the stones! For those of you that haven't seen this awesome movie [click here]. We spent roughly about 1.5 hours visiting the sight before we headed to our next destination. The tour guide, David, was an absolute howl; his knowledge, sense of humor, and ability to peak everyone's interest made today an absolute treat! Premium Tours UK needs to make him employee of the month or something, because he was fantastic. 

Let's fast forward about an hour, once we departed from Stonehenge and entered one of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL places I have ever been in my life. Bath, England is a small valley in the English Countryside with deep rooted british history, architecture, and some delicious fudge (judge me). We had 3 hours to spend in this lovely city - exploring and capturing all the beauty it had to offer! 

Hour 1 - Lunch: I hadn't eaten all day, so some local pizza and wine warmed the body up after a chilly morning at Stonehenge. The only con of this lovely lunch was that children were EVERYWHERE in the small restaurant. Shrieking yells and cries quickly reminded me how much I enjoy this lifestyle of mine, because unlike many of you strong young mother's out there - that is not my cup of tea. Call me selfish or what have you but we all make our own decisions. I enjoy my life, my decisions thus far, both good and bad; I am unapologetically me and I am proud of who I am. Plus servers in Europe do not make tips!? No way could you pay me to deal with those bad kids on minimum wage...

Anyway....

Hour 2 - The Roman Baths: I won't sit here and give a history lesson because this is not wikipedia, but I will tell you the experience in unreal. To touch this hot spring, to see 2,000+ years old  architecture, to be in the presence of something held to such a high standard in both British and Roman cultures, is truly breathtaking. You're instructed "not to touch the water in the bath" but at the end drink the filtered water from said bath. Well, I touched the water, yes although rather dirty, my hand is still intact and I drank the filtered water, which has a taste I would describe as if you were drinking blood or water from a rusty pipe; hideous. Aside from that part - the museum and all it had to offer were amazing!

Hour 3 - Exploring: We spent the last hour after the baths walking around Bath. We stumbled into this quaint little fudge shoppe as the were making a fresh batch, and let me tell you it was delicious. 4 slices of 4 different flavors of fudge later, we found ourselves sitting down by the river that runs through Bath in this beautiful garden area enjoying said fudge. 

Time flew by, and although it sounds like food was the best part of this day via my blog, I promise it was not. I cannot find the words to put the experiences I had at these two places today into perspective! If you know me, you know I am the biggest history nerd (mainly for The Kennedy's, but I digress) and to see such important pieces of history not only in British culture, but many other cultures was unbelievable and I am truly so fortunate. I wish everyone could experience this at least once in their life, but for those who can't please enjoy the pictures below. My next English adventure outside of London: Birmingham, England next weekend to visit a friend! 

2 fun facts I learned today that I will share before I go:
1:The English Countryside is so regulated that there are 0 billboards outside of city limits. One billboard we saw posted and the man who put it up was recently fined 10,000 Pounds for doing so! That's roughly $17,000 USD.

2: and some of you may have already known this, but all European Churches are built facing the same direction; All are built to face the Holy City of Jerusalem. 


I arrived home around 8 this evening, booked a few more European adventures, and now I realize 1:00AM is quickly approaching here in London, so goodnight!

Stonehenge

Our Ticket For Admission to Stonehenge

Our Scrumptious Lunch!

Gothic Cathedral in Bath, England

 Entrance to The Roman Baths

Cathedral View From The Bath

 Touching the very warm, yet terribly dirty water.

"Is It Socially Acceptable to Take a Dip?"

 

Along the Bath (Steam Was Everywhere!)

Pillar/Statue Overlooking the Bath

 Aerial View of The Main Bath

 Entrance Coin for The Roman Baths

 Pathway in Bath, England

 Prince Charles' Organic Farm in The English CountrySide

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