Using て form to connect two activities


In my textbook book It states that the て from of a verb can be used to connect
two activities together similar to the particle と and how it connects nouns
but with verbs.

> ex given in textbook: きょうは ろくじに おきて、 べんきょうしました

Today I got up at 6 and studied

I attempted to make a sentence myself but I'm not sure if I'm using it
correctly here

> My ex. おふろにはいって、 がっこうに いきました

What I was trying to say is "I took a shower and went to school" and while it
feels correct, every time I look at it I can't help but imagine myself getting
into a bath and riding it to school. Any explanation on why this is or isn't
wrong and confirmation on whether or not I really am using て form to connect
verbs properly would be appreciated.




I think it works. After all, 「お風呂に入って寝る」 means "take a bath and go to bed".

I think (お風呂に)入る here is closer to English "take a bath" rather than "enter
the bath". It's similar to how 上がる is closer to "enter a house" rather than
"rise into the house" (see [this
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/25286/9749)).

If you need to talk about something during the bath, you can combine it with
いる:

> お風呂に入っている - I am taking a bath  
>  ６時にお風呂に入っていた - I was taking a bath at six  
>  お風呂に入っているとき、電話がなった - The phone rang while I was taking a bath




I think it works. After all, 「お風呂に入って寝る」 means "take a bath and go to bed".

I think (お風呂に)入る here is closer to English "take a bath" rather than "enter
the bath". It's similar to how 上がる is closer to "enter a house" rather than
"rise into the house" (see [this
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/25286/9749)).

If you need to talk about something during the bath, you can combine it with
いる:

> お風呂に入っている - I am taking a bath  
>  ６時にお風呂に入っていた - I was taking a bath at six  
>  お風呂に入っているとき、電話がなった - The phone rang while I was taking a bath

