Bath, famous for hot springs and cool showers (it rained all day).

The “Roman Baths” were originally just hot mud holes. The baths have had a chequered history of being used way before the Romans turned up and developed them. The Romans did a great job but when they left England to defend Rome the baths were left to decay and fall into ruin. The baths have been re-discovered several times since and  their latest incarnation as a tourist attraction is not so far removed from the Romans use as a popular healing centre. The fact that the baths were lined with lead and used lead pipes only helped the prestige of the baths as the Romans saw lead as a great metal suitable for many restorative procedures, mind you they seldom lived past forty. These days the water is considered unsafe as it contains many nasties including the presence of, and recorded death by, Naegleria fowleri (read, meningitis amoeba). The buildings above street level date from the 19th century and were built for a visit by Queen Victoria which didn’t eventuate because someone said she had fat ankles as she prepared to leave the train at Bath, the comment resulted in her getting back on board, closing the blinds and returning from whence she came (a bit touchy about her ankles was our Vicky!).

Ghosts from the past.

The Roman Bath, or Lake Meningitis.

Goddess, Sulis Minerva, making at least one tourist a bit nervous.

Came for the cure, stayed for the burial.

No trip to Bath is complete without a trip to Sally Lunn’s bun shop, The Royal Crescent, The Circus, The Abbey, Pulteney Bridge and Weir, which we have also ticked off the list but the list goes on and on and we have two days all up. The stress is enormous!

Tourists at the Big House.

Tourists at prayer in the church of the selfie stick.

Tourist Circus.

Queuing for Bun.

Pulteney Bridge and Weir. We had coffee at the left hand end shop as we were feeling weiry.

By the way, if you feel like a giant hamburger bun in  the brioche style, then Sally has got a bun for you. Personally I think the best use for a Brioche bun is……. no, maybe I had better keep that to myself.