Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Baden-Baden

While my parents are visiting, we have been taking numerous trips. Our first excursion was to Baden-Baden in the Black Forest of Germany. It is famous for the Roman baths. Any German town with the word "bad" in the title has a natural spa.

We drove to Baden-Baden and took a little trip through France because that's where the autobahn goes. Returning to Germany, we started at the Caracalla Therme and relaxed in the thermal waters for two hours. There were a few different pools, each with a different purpose and temperature. We spent the most time in the 93 degrees Fahrenheit pool because it was the best temp, and it had bubbles :-). It was chilly that day, but we ventured out to the outdoor pool which was only 90 degrees (but we could tell a difference). That pool had a lazy river, and we quite enjoyed riding the current around and around. Back to the bubbles for a bit, we finished in the 100 degree pool with a waterfall. We opted not to try the 60 degree pool, brrr!

Next we walked around Baden-Baden, seeing pretty houses and strolling along the beautiful Lichtentaller Allee. After much debate about a restaurant, we at lunch at a German bakery, yum! Exhausted, we made our way back home and ate dinner at my favorite Indian restaurant!

Baden-Baden

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Istanbul Pictures

Finally, 3 weeks later, I was able to upload the Turkey pictures!

Istanbul