I had some doubts about our plans for the trip's final day. It did involve a fair amount of driving. And it led us to two sites that I worried would prove to be disappointing (relative to their hype). Instead, this turned out to be one of the best days of the trip. I'll let photos of our destinations speak for themselves.
First stop, from about 9:30 until 11:30, Stonehenge.
The pleasant surprise for me: How close visitors were allowed to get.
After a lunch at a roadside travel plaza (yes, they have those in England, too), we visited Bath to tour the Roman baths. Crowded and somewhat touristy. But I was impressed at how the museum moved the herd through and reconstructed the site while telling a story. Worth every minute.
Pleasant surprise: one of the classiest jobs of historical presentation one could imagine from a place that could be much, much more tacky.
Bath itself offered some other neat spots to check out, which we did before taking dinner and returning to Windsor.
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| Abbey in Bath. |
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| Abbey in Bath. |
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| Abbey in Bath. |
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| A circular ring of townhouses. |
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| A circular ring of townhouses. |
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| Sherry and Sam at our final pub of the trip. |
It was a neat way to end the trip. Approximately 3 hours in the car and two sites that were remarkably friendly to a family with kids.
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