I took a bath in Bath. My life is complete.

Just got back from the town in the southwestern part of England named Bath.

It's really an adorable little city with about 100,000 residents.

Its claim to fame is that Jane Austen resided there for a brief period of time in here life (she hated it there), her novels all mention Bath, there are remains of Roman baths from the first century, and Edgar (first king of England) was crowned at Bath abbey. Also, there is a neat set of building called the Royal Crescent: the hotel in the center of the crescent charges 850 pounds a night (roughly 1700 dollars)-it's the town's most exclusive hotel. There is also a set of buildings that make up the circus (circle). It's quite dizzying, actually. Speaking of dizzying, we went into the Assembly Rooms in Bath and went into the ballroom and attempted to waltz and tango with each other. It's times like that when I really wish I had any dancing skill at all.

We stayed in this adorable little hotel = Pratt's hotel. It was AWESOME. There are no other words right now. We had Twinings tea (the best kind ever) along with chocolate chip shortbread. The room had a trouser press (which I didn't actually end up using), and two chairs (armchairs) besides the beds -perfect mattress softness, perfect pillow firmness, and perfect weight and warmth of sheets. Our dinner was three courses: my first course was fan of melon drizzles in strawberry sauce, then I had chicken with a bacon sauce, then I had a tart for dessert.
Debbie (my temporary roommate and I) felt very pampered, and conceded that the only thing that could make our lives better at that moment was to be rescued by knights in shining armor.

Going to the Roman baths was an enriching experience, for lack of a better adjective. I don't think I've ever encountered something so obviously ancient.

The Bath Abbey is gorgeous and TALL.

There are lots of little shops around town, and one of my favorite parts of the trip was buying several pains au chocolat at this little bakery on Pulteney Bridge.

I also liked just walking into Bath Abbey and being in awe of its majesty. At the front of the cathedral, there are 56 different stained glass representations of the life and death and resurrection of Christ, and in the back, there are numerous Old Testament stories depicted.
Gorgeous.