Thermae Bath Spa

Yesterday, as a treat (and more selfishly, as a way to counter her illness) I took Lucie to Thermae Bath Spa, which is far, far better than Bath Spa train station.

What it lacks in vending machines and late-running trains, it makes up for with a range of heated-water based treatments and really, really hot girls. The first 'bath' (think very fancy swimming pool where no-one swims), the Minerva Bath, was pretty sweet, being underwater and having various fun features, such as a circle where one can simply float around and around, being propelled by little jets of water. There was also a large jacuzzi-style bit and, again, lots of hot girls.

Upstairs there was the steam-rooms bit, which had four rooms in it, each 'flavoured' with a different plant. The smell of lavender/eucalyptus/something else/something else was really overpowering at first, but was a great touch. There was also a large 'waterfall' in the middle of all the steam rooms, which was again very well done. Did I mention the hot girls by the way? They were great.

Up further there was a heated rooftop bath, again filled with natural spring water, which must have been shockingly inefficient to heat. If it was me, I've have put a roof on, some insulation around it...oh well. This was again, very cool though, although it was a bit bizarre to wander over to the edge and see people just walking through the streets. Must have looked even more odd to them to glance up and see someone on the roof of a normal-looking building mostly naked and very wet.

Highly enjoyable, and certainly recommended as a place to go if you want to relax, like heated water before it hits a teabag, or want to find girls. Lots of girls.

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