Not clean yet, more baths

For the second day in a row I'm publishing photos of the Roman baths in Bath, England. The first picture requires a bit of explanation. The picture is of a wooden depiction of the layout of the baths in about 300 A.D. That's around 250 years AFTER the baths were first developed by the Romans - essentially, they were busy builders for all that time, constantly updating and adding on to the the facility. In the picture you see two vaulted structures. The one further toward the rear is the oldest part of the baths and it covers what you'll see in the next two pictures.



The next picture looks down into the main bath area from the West end of the upper tier. One enters the complex at that level, but on the East end, which is what you're looking at in this photo. So, to take this picture, I have walked around the upper tier and I am looking back toward the way I came in.



This next picture is taken from a position on the lower level (which is well below street level) directly below where the upper level picture was taken from. (I know that's sloppy English, but I'm the one telling the story here, and I'm not doing it for grades.)



The Romans, having taken their nice, hot bath, would retire to the fridgidarium, which is the room with the cold pool, to close up the pores. This room is very dark and, the way it is lit, now forms a reflection pool. People throw money in this pool, like a wishing well. This photo is hand held in dim light. I love the way the waves in the water make the light play across the bottom.



Tomorrow I will finish with Bath. Bright and squeaky clean.