Sep 25, 2011
London

Day 4

• Another early wake up to catch a train to Bath.
• Who thought of up this itinerary? I thought this was a vacation.
• Passed by the Mini Cooper manufacturing plant in Swindon where one of our cars was born.
• Walked to tourist information center to get a map of Bath and then ate crepes because that’s what you’re supposed to do in a tiny, charming tourist town.
• Visited the Roman Baths where we wielded the first of many audio guide devices. The tour was extensive and explained in great detail the entire town that was built up around the thermal spring water. Cylinda was mesmerized by the Gorgon face.
• Ate lunch where I had my first Afternoon Tea experience. I fake being civilized pretty convincingly.
• We meant to take a free walking tour, but forgot how to tell time so we ended up going by ourselves to the Circus and Royal Crescent, both of which are rows of townhomes that are famous and expensive. Nicolas Cage lived in the Circus at one time before the tourists drove him mad.
• Napped and people watched in the lawn in front of the Royal Crescent. People do strange things for cameras. I wouldn’t.
• Shared a huge Cornish pasty. It was huge.
• Visited the lovely understated Bath Abbey.
• Went to Pulteney Bridge.
• Had cider at a cozy pub. Mine was possibly made of cheese from Cheddar Valley.
• Ate really good pizza before running off to catch the train back to London. Got half the pizza to go so I carried it all the way back to the apartment (on the train, on the tube, on the streets of London) which was kind of weird.