Mind the Gap: A weekend in Bath

I just got back from a weekend out of London. Our class went to Dyrham Park, Bath and Lacock. It was nice to get out of the hussle and bussle of the big city for a few days. The first place we stopped was Dyrham Park. It is an old estate and the house is absolutely massive. There is also a church on the grounds and a beautiful garden with ponds and everything else. After Dyrham Park we drove to Bath. It is such a gorgeous city. I saw Pulteney Bridge, which is one of 3 bridges that are actually inhabited, the Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths, and so much more. Bath is surrounded by huge hills that houses are built up on. The first night in Bath we visited the Roman Baths. It is so amazing that the water is still coming from under the Earth's surface and is still just as warm as it would have been when the Romans were using them.
The next day, a few of us decided to take an impromptu trip up to Stonehenge. It was only about an hour away from Bath and it was quite a sight. It's not somewhere to spend a whole day, but it is definitely something that you have to see. It is mind blowing how people would have moved these giant rocks back when there was no machinery or other things. That afternoon I took my first double decked bus tour around Bath and learned all about the city. There is so much history in the city and it was a beautiful day to be riding around on an open top bus.
On Sunday, the group went to Lacock. It is an old English village and all the buildings are left alone so it looks like it may have looked a hundred years ago. We went to the Lacock Abbey, which is where many of the scenes from the first 2 Harry Potter movies were filmed. We also saw where the first photograph was taken and got to play dress up in old clothes. Then I had cream tea, which is just English tea served with a scone and clotted cream, our a mix of butter and whipped cream. Yum!
The weeks are starting to fly by here and it is hard to believe that this was the halfway point of my trip. The rest of the weekends are already filled up with trips so I'm sure that the second half of the semester is going to go even faster then the first!