Bath

The journey to Bath was exhausting. We were travelling for 13 hours in total, overnight, and had gotten very little sleep. Once we arrived in Bath it was absolutely pouring with rain. Great! We got out our rain jackets and went in search of the hostel. Luckily it was fairly close to the station, so we didn't have to be out in the rain for too long. Once we arrived at the hostel we really did not want to do anything. However, we managed to drag ourselves out of the hostel and have breakfast at a cute little cafe. With food in our bellies we wandered around Bath for a little bit, looking at shops and buildings. We were really just too tired to take it all in and went back to the hostel to just sit down and chill out. The hostel we were at (Bath Backpackers) was not the nicest place we have stayed at. In fact it was probably the worst, however I think that kind of shows how lucky we have been with hostels, because honestly it wasn't THAT bad. The rooms were tiny, and my bunk was amongst the roof beams. The kitchen was nice but people didn't really clean up. The wifi didn't work basically the whole time we were there. Our floor (the top floor) didn't have a bathroom and the showers were on the bottom floor. But all in all those were really the only bad things we had to say about it. 

The next day, feeling revived and refreshed after a good nights sleep, we went on a walking tour. This one was a different company to the one we have usually gone on the tours with, but it was still really good. We were so lucky with the weather that day. It was beautifully sunny, and so warm we left our jackets at the hostel! It was kind of like the weather was apologising for raining on us the whole of the previous day. The tour guide took us all around Bath, explaining the history of the buildings and the city itself. 

It is such an interesting city, I absolutely loved it there!! We spent the rest of the day wandering around and lazing around parks in the sun. 

On our last day in Bath we went to the Roman Bath museum. Wow! It was absolutely amazing! 

The museum was so interesting and the baths themselves were incredible. We spent almost 3 hours there without even noticing! At the entrance to the museum you get a free audio guide, which I think is such a clever idea. It really adds to the experience and you learn so much more than you would by just reading the information at each artefact. The baths were beautiful, I wish we could have actually swam in them!

 At the exit of the museum there was a water fountain that pumps water from the natural spring that fills the baths. This water has been flowing through the hills for 10,000 years. You are allowed to drink the water, they say that because of all the different minerals that it's really good for you. Firstly the water is hot, which is just gross to drink in itself, secondly the water tastes like something that has come out of a clogged up sewer. It was so feral! I don't care how good it is for you, I could never drink that. But hey! We can say that we've done it, and that's what counts. 

After the museum we had to wait around a bit for our train to London. Once on the train it only took an hour and a half to get to the city, then a quick trip to the station we needed. Except the train line we needed was half closed off, so the trip ended up taking far longer than it needed to. But we made it to our new hostel safe and sound. It is about 30 minutes out of the city, which is actually kind of nice. The hostel is really good! More like a hotel really, but with hostel prices. Tomorrow we are going into the city to see Harrison's sister, which we are both really excited about! We have 5 more days in the UK and then we are off to Paris! I can't believe it's been over a month since we left. It's crazy how fast time flies!