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bath 2004-06-13 - 11:28 a.m. All photos © 2004 by Elaine Radford At Bath, we first toured the old Roman bath and temple site. Since there is no longer a roof over the hot springs, the water has turned green. The water isn't quite as hot, nor the green quite the violent eye-piercing green, as in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Oh, and they had signs telling you not to touch the water but, well, I did anyway. Somehow I survived to tell the tale. They did have pieces of the old hollow tile roof: Anyone who has ever had a tree smash through their ceiling while they're in the structure can appreciate a good try at making the roof a little lighter. Anyway, I photographed Roman coins, statuary, and old building supplies to beat the band, and I think D. got quite a few excellent shots as well. When we emerged from the Roman baths, our friends had vanished so we took a token look around, figured it was up to them to return to where we could find them, and then decided to explore Bath Abbey. I think we made the right decision, as we later learned that at least some of them had been visiting the not-terribly-exciting destination known as the local Burger King. I never would have thought of looking there. A colorful pub or tea room yeah, but a Burger King? There's nothing special about British cows these days - you can just as well get Mad Cow Disease in the United States. In any case, the abbey was a fascinating structure with history going back to Norman times. They had cut away a small part of the floor to show the old Norman columns underneath. A minister pointed out how the wall of the Gethsemane chapel was sort of lopsided because it incorporated the old Norman wall. That wasn't the only oddity about the abbey. I like to think I have some basic knowledge about theology, but what the hey? The minister or the vicar or whatever he's called -- I'm shaky on my Anglican titles -- was eager to expound on the symbolism of the interior carvings, but I'm not sure if he was ready for a question like, Yo, man, does the Blue Man Group perform here? I took too many pictures of stained glass, and most of them look better bigger, so I won't post them on the internet. Desperate (ha!) friends and relatives will just have to wait for the CD. For now, here are a couple of small details: The exterior of the structure also fascinated me, especially the ladders on the towers which mostly featured angels climbing to heaven but included at least a couple of demons going the other way. The door featured a griffon or perhaps a gargoyle that caught my eye: The town itself made a pretty show when you were driving up, with all its buildings built of some Georgian yellow-beigey stone. We could have spent hours more poking around old buildings and taking endless photographs, but time did not allow. Note: You can read part one of my England trip by clicking right here. The bird list/photos are here, and the taxicab photos are here. Don't forget to check out Evesham Abbey and the breath-taking Worcester Cathedral. back - next All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2002-2017 by Elaine Radford