Bath, Bristol and Banksy

Frank and I went to the Banksy exhibit in Bristol for a bank holiday.

Bath and Bristol

This is Frank in line to see the Banksy exhibit... only a 4.5 hour 'queue'. Damn, am I getting into the lingo or what? You can follow the link to check out pics I took along our rides (Bradford on Avon, Bath, Bristol, Banksy exhibit). We biked back at top speed from Bristol in order to appreciate some of the fine local Bath ciders and cute pubs.

It was just a pretty damn fantastic weekend. Bath is the location of ancient ruins dedicated to the worship of Minevera. This is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena who has been a favorite of mine for a long long time. In addition to being the goddess of war and intelligence (so awesome) she is accompanied by an owl who sits on her shoulder in much of the iconography. In addition to all of this she was born from her father Zeus' forehead(no messing around necessary).

The Roman Baths were neat and we walked around listening to the likes of Bill Bryson pontificating about the Romans. After that however we visited the Thermae Spa in central Bath. This was so relaxing and amazing. I loved the steam baths and felt really good about going back to work in Oxford after this little retreat.

Huzzah! Now, back to work!