Day 2. Stonehenge & Bath!

Stonehenge

After driving a couple of hours west, this is what we were greeted with:

"The great stone circle of Stonehenge is Britain's most iconic archaeological site, a compelling ring of monolithic boulders that has been attracting a steady stream of pilgrim, poets, [3 NiNJas] and philosophers for the last 5,000 years." (Lonely Planet Discover Great Britain)

Here, at this magnificent place, which dates back to 1500 BC, Jarett & Neta competed in an epic game of Jenga. 

Bath

We headed west for an hour to visit Bath, a beautiful city that is home to the Roman Baths, which gave the city its name.  We got lost and ended up at the Royal Crescent, which is a "semicircular terrace of majestic tow houses overlooking the green sweep of Royal Victoria Park." (LP) We had lunch down the street at The Circus, which was delicious! The 3 Hungry NiNJas feasted on mussels, lamb with couscous, pork belly and lentils and a delicate fish in lemon butter sauce. 

We ordered vegetables and potatoes on the side, which we hardly touched, which led us to the important realization that take-out boxes aren't available everywhere. When we asked for a take-out container, she told us they didn't have any, but she could find something. We ended up taking home 2 oven bags full of potatoes and vegetables, which Nicole and Neta decided Jarett would carry, because we were so embarrassed. 

Gorgeous architecture outside of the Circus. 

After lunch, we stopped in Bath Abbey, which was built "between 1499 and 1616, making it the last great medieval church raised in England.  

Upon the arrival of Romans in Bath, life in the city revolved around the three geothermal springs that bubble up near the abbey.  Here, the Romans constructed complex bathhouses above the thermal waters, which are a constant 46 degrees celsius.  The Great Bath, seen in these pictures, is a large lead-lined pool filled with steaming waters from the 'Sacred Spring.' It seemed to be the spa-of-all-spas for ancient Romans. #fancy

We ended the trip to Bath with some awesome gelato, eager to get back to Bicester to rest and get the "J" of our NiNJas to a clean and private restroom. Jarett told us a joke that Tyler told him and Stephen, it was pretty funny to refer to throughout the day. It went something like this:

          Tyler: Did you guys see that movie about stuck doo-doo?

          Jarett & Stephen: Huh? What movie? What is that?

          Tyler: Oh, yeah. It didn't come out yet. 

Hahahaah. Oh, let's not forget the incredible Italian accents that Jarett and Nicole have developed from watching Inglorious Bastards last night…