Definitely should have gone to bed earlier. Got up at 5 and had to get in the taxi at 530 because we had a train to catch around 610. And I woke up with no voice at all, I could only whisper. And the rain was not helpful either. Just made me feel more miserable.
It was a long morning of transferring trains, trying to figure out the tube in London, and finally arriving in Bath. The trains went ok but the tubes were way confusing. It was a good thing we found some nice people that were going on the tubes to the same place we needed to go. After we rode it to the Waterloo station, we were able to see how it worked and knew we'd be able to figure it out next time. We got a map of the tube and we just have to follow the colored lines and get off and one where needed. Easier to do now.
When we got to Waterloo, we missed the first train out of the station to Salisbury but there was one 50 minutes later that we could catch. It gave us time to walk around the station and grab something to eat and for me to get some tea for my voice. WE also used the bathroom, which we had to PAY for. It was 30p to pee. Really? Kinda ridiculous. lol. We got on our train to Salisbury and would then head to Bath. Altogether, we traveled about 6 hours. Long trip but totally worth it.
Arrived in Bath around 1 or so and went to find our hostel. It was definitely a really cute hostel, perfect size for our group. There were 6 beds in our bedroom, all bunked. Just the right size. It was located about 5 minutes from the busy streets of Bath so it was quiet. It situated behind a pub where we checked in. You walked through the pub and out to a back garden and into another door where the dorms and rooms were.
After dropping of our stuff and locking the door, we headed out to Bath. The town is beautiful. The architecture is simply amazing. Definitely my favorite so far. lol. We walked around for a while and then headed to the Roman Baths. So much history and beautiful structures. Definitely an interesting place to visit. Lots of great picture spots. :)
We then went over to Bath Abbey and had a look around. It was a beautiful church. The window was made up of 56 different scenes from Christ's life. It was really cool and impressive.
After the abbey, we did a little shopping and I bought a scarf and some shoes. Very cute. :) We then went to find somewhere to eat. We ended up going to this place called Giraffe. Perfect place for me since I love giraffes. :) The food was amazing! I got Lime Mojito Chicken. It was so good! During dinner, Carlie was making fun of me because I couldn't order because I can only whisper. She said that they should of gotten me a braille menu. I made motions at my eyes and whispered, I can read, I'm not blind. It was the funniest thing ever. We all started laughing so hard. Why would a need braille if I had just lost my voice? Silly Carlie. lol. :)
After dinner we headed back to the hostel to change and relax a little before heading out again. When we were ready, we headed back into Bath to see Sally Lunn's, Royal Crescent, and the Circus Ring. We stopped at Sally Lunn's first. Our camp director Brandy told us we had to stop because Sally Lunn's has the best bunns. We had tried to go earlier but the lines were long so we just decided that to come late. We went downstairs to a tiny one room "museum" to see some of the former building. Sally Lunn's is the oldest house in Bath. The kitchen where Sally Lunn used to make her bunns is still intake and really interesting.
The lady at Sally Lunn's was really energetic and loved telling us stories. She told us that the reason for the saying upper crust was because the bottom of bread usually got burnt so it was cut off and given to the poor and the upper part was sold to the rich. so they were the upper crust. She also told us that on dresses, if the lace was diagonal and made diamonds on the front, it meant the girl was loose and wanted men to approach her. If the lacing was straight across, it meant back off, I don't want to be approached. That's how they got the saying to be straight laced.
After her stories, she asked us about why we were here and such. When we told her for a children's camp and that we sang songs and did fun activities, she asked us to sing. So we had to sing one of our Camp A songs in public. Definitely an interesting time. lol
After the bunns, we headed to the Royal Crescent. It was more beautiful architecture. A big hotel in the shape of a crescent with beautiful gardens around it.
We moved on to the Circus Ring, which was also beautiful architecture. Just a lovely ring of little apartments. :)
We then we to a little pub that a local told us to try and had a drink before calling it a night. As we were walking back to the hostel, we saw a lot of random groups of girls walking around in costumes. Maryanne asked them what it was about and apparently they have a time once a year for all the women getting married to have their bachelorette parties. They walk around to different pubs in costumes of the brides choice. Pretty neat.
We walked back to our hostel around 11 and went straight to bed. We were super tired from waking up so early and we had a train to catch in the morning. Definitely a successful and wonderful day in Bath. :)
Cheerio.
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