On our free day, some of us decided to go to Bath. Bath is a city in which a natural hot spring exists. The spring was mystical to the inhabitants of the town and it was regarded as sacred. This hot spring was used by the Romans to create a bath house. The bath house had an adjoining temple dedicated to both the Tribal and Roman pagan gods. So, the bath house was not only a place to relax, but it was a place of worship and pilgrims would come from afar to visit.
Once I got back from bath I went for a walk in Hyde Park and found the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. The fountain is a big loop that does several different things to the water as is goes around. The area was very peaceful and you are encouraged to paddle your hands and feet in the water. The park had many pretty views as well as a statue of Peter Pan.
From Hyde Park I headed over to Fleet Street to take a stroll. This is the street where Sweeney Todd the demon barber worked. The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a British legend, but I learned that Sweeney Todd is actually a fictitious character who was charged with murder. They even found bones under his shop however; there was an abbey that was there before and the bones are most likely from the abbey crypt.
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