This is the Trinkhalle or pump house. This is where the hot water from the spring gets directed to the spa. It also serves as the visitor center. |
The outside of the building is covered in murals. |
The temperature of the water varies from 115° - 153° depending on which spring is the source. It is rich in salt. |
This is the Friedrichsbad Bath. It was built in the 1800s. In the old days, they had separate entrances for men and women. Today, everyone can go in the same door. In fact, everyone can participate in the 17 step spa treatment together - stark naked. This article explains the routine: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/fashion/at-the-friedrichsbad-baths-in-germany.html |
This sculpture decorated the ancient Roman baths. |
We visited the ruins of the Roman soldier's baths. |
Gorgeous |
Salon Pompadour This is a replica of Madame Pompadour's bedroom in the Petit Trianon. She was the mistress of Louis XV of France. The town registry office holds weddings here once per month. |
This is the Red Hall, based on the hall of Versailles, Louis XIV style. |
Bénezet Hall This room contains a full wall portrait of Jacques Bénezet, the most famous leaseholder of the casino. Did Elvis descend from this guy? |
This bar is beautiful. |
Our final activity during our day in Baden-Baden was a stroll through Lichtentaler Allee, a historic park and arboretum that runs along the west bank of the Oos River. |
You can't go to Germany without visiting a beer garden. |
I had Schweinebraten aus dem Rohr - roasted pork with beer sauce, bavarian cabbage, and dumplings. Yummy! Actually, I would have to say that it was so good that I had to declare it yummy-yummy. |
I washed it down with a Lowenbrau. |
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