Both were incredible. The whole city of Bath is a world heritage site, so tons of cool things to see. We first went to the Roman Baths which were really cool, build somewhere in 1AD, the natural spring was still running, with some of the building still standing and a really cool museum to guide you through the process.
The Grand Bath (the sacred spring would be somewhere to the left of this picture, the water is then directed into this main area which was for leisure, with surrounding cleansing baths around it)
The shower taking the water to the river in Bath
Grand Bath with Bath Abbey in background
After going to the museum we walked along the river and saw some cool sites, went to a pub for tasty burgers, and then headed onto Bristol for the night.
The River, lots of house boats!
The Royal Crescent, one of the finest examples of Georgian Architecture, 30 terraced houses in a crescent shape overlooking a green.
Blue Door
Bridge
In Bristol, we checked into our hostel and explored the city, including the harbors, we wandered around lots of cool outdoor spaces, including a pop-up restaurant in a humongous complex of tents in one of the city's main parks. We didn't order anything, but were still allowed in (as far as we could tell...) to listen to the live music and get warm. The next morning, we woke up, and went on a quest for street art, with our number one goal to find work by Banksy (an internationally known, and yet anonymous, street artist from Bristol) which we accomplished. We also went to this amazing art exhibit featuring works by Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist and dissident who was the artistic designer for the 2008 Beijing Olympics national stadium, also called the Bird's Nest. Before hopping on our train back to Oxford we went into the Temple Church which is a 14th century church which was bombed during WWII and still stands roofless, they have since added gardens to it .
Street art outside our hostel
Banksy's "Well-Hung Lover"
Bristol on the River
Temple Church
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