Roman luxury in Bath

Last weekend, we went to the old Roman town of Bath in Somerset. The natural springs found here made it a very sacred and wealthy town. The Celts bathed and worshipped before the Romans came in and built grand bath houses and theaters. One thousand years later, much of the town was architected by a suspicioned member of the Knights Templar and has many mysterious symbols designed into the streets and buidlings constructed, most of which still remain today. Bath is a lovely town steeped in history and surrounded by natural beauty.

We , of course, had treatments in the new spa just built and soaked in the natural healing waters of the baths (they didn't even have a spa here for the last 20 years until last November!!! Can you believe??)

Ston Easton Hotel

The place we stayed in Somerset was the highlight -- a gorgeous mansion house with lush gardens and four poster beds. My best mother's day present yet-). If we timed it right, we should have come here after car camping at Stonehenge to work out some of the kinks my back still has....

view from our window in the morning

playing around

the gardeners cottage at the property - the gardens were so vast, especially the kitchen gardens--this is actually where she lives

view from the bathroom- can you see the cows in the distance? old mac donald had a farm....