Stonehenge / Bath, England

(June 5, 2005)

We started the day at Windsor Castle, a place outside London.

Dogbert is happy to be at Stonehenge!

The group. Stonehenge was build in stages starting 5,000 years ago. The "small" support stones that these big ones

rest on were hauled from 200 miles away. They weigh 6 tons. The big ones came from a quarry 19 miles away

and weigh 45 tons. You wonder how they moved something that big that long ago!

Notice the cross beam. It keeps the upright ones from shifting. Notice the column on the far left, it was chiseled

to a point and the cross beam has a hole that fits over the point to keep the cross piece from shifting.

Dogbert thinks he needs to straighten these things out.

An artist view of what Stonehenge might have looked like around 3,000 BC

We had a traditional English lunch at the George Inn. Its claim to fame is that it is the second oldest pub in England.

The small town where we ate lunch. It is not too far from Stonehenge.

The drive into the old Roman town of Bath

The view is spectacular!

The Bath Abbey.

The Roman Baths at Bath. The water temperature coming from the ground is 117 degrees Fahrenheit. The

water contains 43 minerals and both in Roman and later in the 15th century, the people found the water had

curative properties.

That is Champagne they served us!

Which one has more sparkles, the effervescent Sarah Jane or the bubbly champagne?

250,000 gallons of hot water (117 degrees Fahrenheit) come up from the ground and feed through this

pool every day. It is constantly running in and out.

Dogbert did not like being so close to a Bath!

This was the woman's "hot room". The raised floor and hollow bricks for the walls allowed heat from a fire to

raise the room temperature. The ladies were oiled and when they perspired, the attendants would scrape off the

oil and dirt caught in their pores.

The men's "hot room"

The hot springs flow into the Avon river in the town.

Pictures of the town of Bath.

A Burger King in England?