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Original temple entrance decoration  
   

Original temple entrance decoration

Down on the lower level Gail, her mother and I walked into the museum with our audio guide phones in one hand and cameras in the other. We learned that a temple to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, once stood next to the baths. The carved head of a Gorgon guarded the entrance.
Day Thirteen (Sweating through Bath, Stonehenge and London)

July 25th 2006
Despite the lack of air conditioning I got a good night's sleep in my rather modern looking hotel room. Breakfast was unexceptional again. I guess the breakfasts I find unappetizing are the continental ones. This morning's was primarily cereal products and toast. Give me bacon, eggs and baked beans every time. The morning was already stinking hot as we tried to repack the every expanding pile ... read more
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British Flag Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
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