Roman bath

7/06

We took a day trip to Bath and Bristol. Bath has a Roman bath museum. Supposedly this was a site of a Roman town in the 1'st century and the roman bath is evidence of it. Nothing spectacular. The architecture of the buildings and the gardens that dotted the riverwalk that ran along the river Avon that runs through the city were breathtaking. I was turned off though by the fact that we had to pay to go into the gardens. The rain came pouring down, so it made it hard to appreciate the history of this city. W and I were a little sick of all the sightseeing. In the evening, the skies opened up and we had to take cover in a coffee shop. Got a taste of cornish pastry. They taste much like samosas.

From Bath we moved onto Bristol and drove through the city center. We drove to the suspension bridge that sits on top of a hill and has good views of the city. From there we moved onto U and A's friends house. The friend turned out to be a student of my mom in college. He also was a close friend of W's uncle who lives in Atlanta. Small world. He plied us with the hottest dish that I have ever eaten. I had to eat it with yoghurt to dull the spice. I paid the price next morning.

We drove back in pouring rain. U is not a steady driver. He wanders across lanes. But we made it back safely.