BADEN BADEN - GERMANY 26th April - 29th April

We arrived in Baden Baden in the Black Forest mid afternoon on 29th April. Getting through the city would have been impossible without Rob's NavMan. We ended up driving to a square where traffic was forbidden - luckily a lady who spoke some English came over to lend us a hand, we reversed, avoiding pedestrians AND finally we found our hotel. First thing to do was sit down, unwind & have something to eat. While we were having our late lunch we had a guy playing saxaphone, he was very good. Soup was yummy. (Our hotel in the background) 

View from our hotel room

Next day Doug & Cliff walked to the ruins of an old castle high above the city,  Rob was resting trying to recover from her cold, I, on the otherhand participated in some retail therapy -  very expensive spa town - look but don't buy!

View of the town from the top of the ruins.

What a beautiful city - flowers everywhere & wonderful old buildings

Flowery view from Lowenbrau Keller Restaurant

Wonderful displays in shop windows - believe it or not - CHOCOLATE which looked like fruit & vegetables.

On our final day we went to the thermal spa for a couple of hours of swimming & relaxation (luckily at this spa clothing was mandatory, unlike the other spas) We arrived feeling very old from our travels

Within 2 hours we felt 40 years younger

Doug looked particularly refreshed

This is a city we would love to return to one day  - Auf Wiedersehen Germany. 

Next stop Sankt Gilgen (Austria).