The City of Bath and The Fallen Cone #HogsAbroad in England

The original Roman Baths are as old as the 1st century and the most recent construction was completed in 1897.  The Baths were an extremely important part of the socialization of people as well as the higher-up important political figures. These Baths were where everyone came, and it was everyone’s temple in a way.

The Baths now have ancient and modern aspects to it in the interior. There is a section while walking through where one can be surrounded by the ancient temple and smell the sulfur in the building. Some of the statues surrounding the upper part of the structure are still intact and look similar to what they may have in the past. Others, on the other hand, have been so severely eroded away, that the faces are not there at all.

The city of Bath was officially made a city in 1590 after being given a charter by Queen Elizabeth the I. This city was everything that I was hoping it would be and so so much more. Or day started very early with a train ride to Bath. While on the train we got to see some of the smaller cities as well as little parts of the country. When we got there we got to explore a little and found the cutest bookshop I have seen thus far. We then toured the Roman Baths then were given the day. A few of us went to find lunch and discovered a nice restaurant not too far from what I perceived as the town’s square.

Afterward, we wandered around the quaint streets and found our way back to the bookstore and square. Dru and I went and got ice cream and mere moments after sitting, tragedy struck. Just as I was about to take a second lick of the oh so delicious ice cream, the entire thing fell to the ground, cone still in hand. One by one, pigeons slowly started surrounding us, eating my delicious ice cream off the ground. Thankfully the day was not yet lost, there was a chocolatier right across from where we were. I marched my way over and got strawberries covered in melted chocolate and whipped cream. This cup of the most delicious juicy strawberries saved the day.

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Theatre major Abby Hogan spent the Summer 2022 term on the Theatre in London program with support from the Office of Study Abroad Scholarship. Read more from Abby here. 

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