Friday Roman Baths in Bath

Today's highlight was our visit to the Roman Baths. We had not read much literature and did not realize that the complex included a temple and all sorts of interesting displays. It was a vast complex of several baths of different uses, the main hot water spring which had religious significance, remaining bits of the temple to the goddess Sulis Minerva , tomb stones, artifacts, engineering displays of how the huge stone blocks were manoeuvred etc etc.  The local tribe , before the Romans arrived, believed their goddess Sulis had a connection with the thermal spring.  The town, in Roman times, was called Aqua Sulis.    It was another very rewarding experience.

In the afternoon we rested, shopped and checked Sundays bus. We wandered round the deserted streets after an early dinner, marvelling again at the attractive georgian architecture . There are hordes and hordes of people wondering around between about 10 and 6. Not always pleasant.