My mom is still visiting from the states, so we took advantage of having Grandma and got away for the night. We went to Triberg on Saturday to see the waterfall (oops! I was so wrapped up in Baden Baden that I forgot to blog about this. I'll get to it.) Sunday we packed up early and headed to the spa.
Baden- Baden is only about an hour away from where we live, so I'm suprised we haven't been here before or heard anyone talking about it. I wish we would have skipped Triberg and spent both days here. The whole city is just unbelievably relaxing. It's not overrun with tourists or tacky little shops. I actually came here twice in a 4 day span. I liked it so much that I took the day off of work on Wednesday and brought my mom to the spa for the day.
We started the day at the Carcalla Spa (non-nude). There is a parking garage across the street, which is where Ben and I parked the first time we came, or there is one under the spa, which was very easy to get to once we found it.
When you check in you get a wrist band, head to a locker to change, then go out to the bath area. The Spa is a large building with several seperate pools. Each pool is heated by an underground natural hot spring. They are all different temperatures and have jets and air bubbles at different times. Our favorite part was the outdoor pool with the waterfall.
After the spa we went for a walk around town. We found the Trinkhalle, with a natural hot spring that is supposed to be a fountain of youth and heal all ailments.
Next to the Trinkhalle was the casino run by the Russians.
Mom and I tried to go in, but you had to present your passports and I didn't have mine on me. Instead, we wandered around the shopping streets and gawked at the lavish chandeliers and bottles of champagne you could see through the front doors. It was a very enjoyable trip and I am already looking at my calendar to schedule our next visit.
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