I do love a good Bath

We had a two hour walking tour with a local today around Bath ( http://visitbath.co.uk ).  He pointed out some interesting buildings and areas around Bath. Some really interesting info on the history of the warm baths that people came to be healed by (and unwittingly poisoned by the lead). A lot of the prosperity of Bath came from the healing waters.  When NASA did some testing with astronauts and determined that the same 'healing' properties could be done with hot tap water, Bath's popularity declined. The hotels and properties that were 'let' (rented) were bought for a meager amount.  Those who took advantage of the cheap property are reaping the benefits now.  What was once 1,000 pounds now goes for about 7 million.  Nice return on that investment.  Didn't know that the Smithsonian was funded by a man from Bath.  He had no family and gave his fortune to the US.  His last name-Smithson.  That was an interesting nugget of info.  After the tour we saw the Bath abbey and the Roman Baths.  Very neat bits of history.