9.22.15 Bath, Cotswolds, and Stonehenge

Another excursion day this time out to the country side. It was a long day. Got on the bus at 7:15 and getting back to the hotel at a bit after 9:00.

The first stop was Bath. It was named after a time when the Romans occupied the British Isles and found the geothermal spring and erected a bath. It still stands today and holds water isn't used. Bath is also where the writer Jane Austin lived for 5 years. She apparently never liked living there but somehow her name was attached to the town and brings in a lot of tourism.

I do get the whole soaking in hot water thing. Our hot tub is one of the highlights of the day. No electronic devices - just talking - enhanced by the relaxing effects of the water.

From there we went to the town of Castle Combe in the Cotswolds. An extremely quaint and guintessentially British village. We had lunch there in a pub. Nothing special about the food but fun to be there.

 

 

 

 

 

Then onto Lacock - another village - before heading off to Stonehenge. It rained on and off for most of the day but as we got closer and closer the skies cleared and we had a beautiful view as well as the light of approaching dusk.

It's hard to comprehend the antiquity of a place like this. It was 5000 years ago that they started building Stonehenge and it isn't the only one around. Its also curious to really not have a full understanding of the why and how. We will never know but if you let yourself imagine the parallels to the structures we have created over human civilization to connect to the divine it might not be too hard to understand.

Another wonderful day on our odyssey.

 

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