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Bath water, anyone?

Today we took a 15-minute train ride from Bristol to Bath. Bath is famous for its Roman baths, Georgian architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status - and it does not disappoint! We began the day with a 10 am brunch at The Pump House which included a live pianist playing “Happy Birthday” for Nate (it’s on Nov 11) and a fountain with hot spring water to taste. Spoiler: Hot Springs, Ark., water tastes better. Then we moved on to tour the Roman bath house, which has been there for 2,000 years and has coins from before Christ was born 🤯 Next, we went to the Thermae Bath Spa for most of the day. Bub’s body hurt from all the playing in that game yesterday, and this is just what the doctor ordered. Oh, and we couldn’t use our phones in there but I snuck a photo! We hung out in the rain on the rooftop mineral bath, in the saunas, and the indoor mineral bath. Then it was on to dinner at Brasserie Beau (how could we not?)! We had a traditional Sunday roast, which was pretty good, and Carlie had zucchini croquettes, which were really just grilled zucchini. Then Bub and Carlie headed back to Bristol, and Nate and I are here in Bath tomorrow and tomorrow night.

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