First up, research which one would have fully clothed people. Check. So we hopped into the car and headed to Baden Baden, Germany. It was only about a 45 minute drive.
We decided that we would do the 3 hour option. The nice lady at the desk gave us our little "wristbands" and directed us to the dressing area. We changed clothes and loaded our things into a locker.
No, David is not naked….he's just in his swim trunks. As we entered the spa area we were faced with many options. A cold water spa, a hot water spa, a hotter water spa, an outdoor spa, two different saunas, tanning bed room and even a section of chairs that were underneath UV lights. They also had a snack area (no Marilyn, we didn't get nachos) and a nicer "lounge area". The only section of the spa that we didn't visit was the Roman sauna….no clothing permitted. The only "down side" to my experience was that there was no electrical outlets, so I couldn't dry my hair. We both enjoyed our time and will be happy to take our visitors back if they want to enjoy a spa day.
While walking around the city looking like a damp poodle, we tried to stop for a drink and a small bite to eat. David was excited to find a Czech restaurant, so we sat down. We waited about 10 minutes without a server attending to us, so we said FORGET IT and headed out.
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| White asparagus is in season |
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| Nice view, but lousy service We toured the Roman bath house ruins and then walked past the no clothing permitted bath house... |
No, we didn't venture in. It started to rain, so we decided to give food another try. It wasn't ideal weather for this German Biere Garden, but it certainly had it's charm.
I enjoyed an onion soup and David had a bratwurst. Back to Strasbourg we went. What a nice day.
Today we had an "errand" to run. We had to go to the Mairie to renew David's parking pass. He had been pestering me for several weeks to go by myself and get it done. I politely refused….my French is not good enough to handle French bureaucracy!
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| We took our number |
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| And waited our turn |
It turns out I was right!! Because we pay everything on-line, we didn't have the necessary documents for the parking pass….could we get copies of our electric bill? How about our telephone? Is that a separate bill from our cable? Oh my. David was fit to be tied. He was ready to give up and go home, but I suggested we walk to our cable office and try to have them print out our last 3 invoices.
Well, guess what? They closed that office! We turned around and went to the next closest one which was inside our mall. So, again, we waited in line.
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| This guy was waiting too….. The best part of our whole day was that the agent spoke English and not only gave us copies of our bills, but also promised to remedy my inability to use data in other countries….SCORE! Our next "errand" involved driving to Basel, Switzerland. You have to have a "vignette" or sticker to pass through. They cost about $50. Since we would be driving through with Sarah on a Friday evening, we thought we would take the time to do that today and not be stuck in traffic on a Friday. After getting our vignette, we headed into the city to have lunch. We stopped at a cute little cafe along the river and had a delicious lunch. |
On our walk back to the car it started to rain….which cut our walk along the river short. However, I was fascinated to spot this little hut….
Yep, you guessed it. It is a "men's room" right out on the walking path….no doors. Does anyone else find this surprising? I guess it's a better option than just peeing behind a tree (which I see quite a lot of in Europe) but still!! I mean, c'mon….what about all that time and effort I spent teaching my sons that it was unacceptable to urinate in public?? Maybe they should've been EuroPEAn!
Until next time! Happy weekend everyone.
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