Winchester, Stonehenge, and Bath....and a show!!

Today was our second trip out of London where we took a trip to Winchester, Stonehenge, and Bath. Winchester proved to be next to worthless and I think they drop us off there to break up the drive some. There was a cathedral in the town but we decided, “If you’ve seen one cathedral, you’ve seen them all.” Probably not the most true statement but we only were there for roughly 45 minutes. We did stop at a small pastry shop and enjoyed some tea and pastries.

After Winchester, we continued on to Stonehenge. We were given an audio-tour of the area which was interesting. There’s so much speculation about the area, nobody knows what to believe. Regardless, we can check one of the Seven Wonders of the World off our list.

Our last stop, and easily our favorite, was Bath. We could have easily spent a few days here. Again, we had an audio-tour through the ancient Roman baths and had just enough time to grab a sandwich before we had to get back on the coach (what they always call the charter bus). The Roman baths were incredible…it’s hard to believe these were built over 2000 years ago and still function today. The thought and time put into making these work is simply amazing. At the end of the tour we were able to drink a glass of the natural hot-spring water. The water was still warm and let’s just say not too many glasses were returned empty.

A late quick decision was made to try to see a show when we arrived back in London. We got off the tube at Covent Garden and stopped in a pub right across from where they were performing Avenue Q. The show started in less than an hour so Sara ran across and was able to get 2 tickets. The show was great!!!! Very funny and we’re glad we were able to get to one. On our final stop at the internet café before heading back to the hotel. It’s been a long day and tomorrow will be even longer with our trip to Paris.