Stonehenge was the main reason why I decided to choose London as my study abroad location. The idea that no one really knows what this mound of rocks is or what they were used for is truly fascinating to me. It's one of the greatest and oldest mysteries of our planet and it was remarkable to be able stand within such close distance to it. It was partly cloudy that day and gave it that eerie look but the breeze felt amazing. I couldn't of asked for a better day to see something I had admired for so long. You used to be able to get right up next to the rocks but they stopped allowing that awhile ago because people were chipping the rocks. I don't think they would of ever allowed that in the first place in the U.S. but it's probably best.
We also visited the Roman Baths that same day and it was also a sensational feeling to be in a building that was occupied by the Roman's so long ago. It was sort of nasty to think about how tons of different people bathed in the same water but it also makes sense. Back then no one could afford to have pipes go to their own homes so bathing at home was a rarity. Therefore, they would go to the Bath house to meet their sanitary needs. It was very advanced for that time to have lead pipes deliver the water to the Bath house and it was impressive. In some parts of you could feel the steam coming off the water and it felt good in the dark and cool chambers.
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