Bath, England, Stonehenge, and Simon's Family

Bath was transformed into England’s first spa resort by the Roman’s in the 18th century. With its bubbling pool of water at the heart of the city, this is one of Britain’s greatest memorials to the Roman era. Bath also many other riches such as a beautiful Abbey, The Pulteney Bridge, and many Crescents where people live.

When we arrived, Simon picked us up from the train station and drove us to our hotel. Simon is one of our first “overseas friends” who we met at Camp Frank A. Day. He has not changed much except he now has a lovely wife Heidi and a beautiful daughter Phoebe. Phoebe who is only three months old is the most precious thing we have seen on this trip. She is so cute and definitely gets her looks from Heidi.

Our hotel was amazing, picture an old castle like building sitting in the country side along rolling hills with lots of gardens housing private sitting areas. It couldn’t be a more beautiful picturesque scene. Our first evening in Bath was a lot of fun. We met with Simon and participated in a Bizarre Bath evening tour. It was a great comedy tour recommended by Simon. After the tour we had a few drinks and laughs at different pubs. Simon even taught us a new game to play.

The next day, Simon picked us up at the hotel and drove us around Bath and the surrounding areas towards Stonehenge. During the trip, he gave us his own narrated tour with history and points of interests including tidbits of white horses which we eventually saw. I am not sure about the whole story of the White Horses, but it has to do with winning a battle. In either case, Stonehenge was one of the most amazing monuments we’ve seen on this trip. Many centuries ago ancient people mapped the course of the sun and moon to build this massive monument. Nobody is quite sure how they moved the stones in place, but it was quite impressive. After visiting Stonehenge, Simon drove us back to the Bath where we spent the day walking around the city. Later that evening, Simon picked us up from the town center and drove us to his house for an unforgettable barbeque dinner which was filled with food, pictures from the past, laughs, the baby, and their wedding video/photographs. This is just what we needed after weeks and weeks od traveling.

Bath was truly an amazing part of the trip. We thank Simon, Heidi and Phoebe for hosting and putting up with us (including Randi) during our trip. When you come to New York, feel free to use our grill and cook us another dinner again and Josh might even buy you a new pair of sunglasses. Oh and the lobster was delicious!

Cheers Mate!