01 October 2008

Bath & Avebury... I turn 20!

I spent this past weekend in Bath and Avebury... at the same time, I also turned 20.

Bath: I thoroughly enjoyed Bath. Going through the actual Roman site was quite pleasing as it brought to mind my time in Rome. Hot springs seem to be slightly on the weird end for me, mainly because it's odd seeing hot water spring up from the ground. In the case of Bath, with the beautiful architecture around it, it was a "beautiful oddity". The Roman Baths are not the only thing worth seeing in Bath, however.
The city of Bath is quaint and amusing! I absolutely loved it. The group of girls I was with continuously commented on how Bath is one place we would flock to, if ever we decided to run away from our lives! Find yourself in a humble apartment, open up your own shop in the alleys full of cafe's and shops [both independent and industrial], while basking in a more low-key English city. Quite the life! Our trip to Bath was accompanied with sunny and cool weather. It was the perfect balance. To top it off, the Vanilla Caramel Fudge I had there was TO DIE for!
Avebury: Was interesting. We saw the much appreciated green countryside that captures the US idea of what "England" is supposed to be, based on its heritage. Based on this understanding, the setting of Avebury, in all of its open lushness, is what you would expect to see. There was a huge rock formation accompanied with sheep. A very small town seemed to exist there, but even still, we had a hard time finding any of the shops... aka, coffee and tea. [= Nonetheless, it was a fun site!

With love from London,
Carla

1 comment:

osgoon said...

dude carla! happy birthday! i haven't had access to internet because i moved and i don't have internet in my apartment. i hope you had a wonderful and blessed birthday friend! i miss you much and i hope you're learning a billion new things! God Bless sista!

-graceeeee-