Bath – ’tis a pretty place.

We had a nice run from Mike’s up to Bath. It’s a really nice part of the world, lots of thatched cottages and we found a route into Bath along the Canals which was great.

My cousin Lucy kindly offered their place to stay in. Unfortunately they were away in Edinburgh for the weekend so we actually didn’t get to see them :(

Bath itself is a very pretty town. Lucy had recommended a few things – Bath Abbey and the skyline walk being two of the highlights. The walk was especially nice, 10km or so with some nice views, but just good to get out and stretch the legs.

We also visited the Roman Baths. They are worth seeing, though quite touristy. There’s not tooooooo much of it which is still original, but you can see the way they heated the rooms, the old lead pipes are pretty impressive, and the leftover stonework.

I did enjoy the “curses“. The old way of cursing someone was to write it down on a lead curse and then throw it into the baths. Wonderfully specific in their details – for example:

Docimedis has lost two gloves and asks that the thief responsible should lose their minds [sic] and eyes in the goddess’ temple.

…so long as someone, whether slave or free, keeps silent or knows anything about it, he may be accursed in (his) blood, and eyes and every limb and even have all (his) intestines quite eaten away if he has stolen the ring or been privy (to the theft).

Love it!

Yip, Bath was a great stop on our tour :)