Baden Baden Postcards

Back in February I went to Baden Baden with a friend Arlene, it was only for a weekend. Baden Baden is a famous spa town in Baden-Württemberg on the banks of the Oos river. It is such a small town in which all the major sites are in walkable distances.

Once settled into our hotel we walked into the town centre, we wondered around the streets taking in the sites. We wanted to visit the Roman bathes, but they only were opened from March onwards. It is very popular still in regards to spa and people coming to recuperate their health, as it has been since the Roman times.

We climbed up to the New Castle and got some fabulous views, then we walked along the river back to our hotel. The walk along the banks of the river Oos was very nice and we could see all the fancy hotels, then we walked through a very nice park, just before we reached our hotel.

Later in the evening we dined in a German restaurant which was good enough, the next day the weather had changed completely to rain and clouds. We decided to go up the MerkurBergbahn, which I already posted about.

For a weekend trip to Baden Baden it is enough, but there are certainly lots of places to visit in the surrounding area to it a longer trip.

Baden Baden at Night!

Just a few photos of Baden Baden at night, it was nicely lit up as most places are in the evenings. We wondered around and at dinner at the restaurant Gasthaus Löwenbrau, typical Bavarian fare. It was very nice and of course not so expensive at all.

Photo of the Week - Art Work

From my weekend in Baden Baden, Germany I spotted this art work and thought it was quite interesting. No idea whereabouts in the city I saw it, but I wonder who they are looking around for!!

A Visit to Merkur Mountain in Baden-Württemberg

Two weekends ago I was in Baden Baden, it was just a short stay with my friend Arlene. Our designated trip for the Sunday was to go up Merkur mountain (the local mountain) which is 2,191m above sea level. The weather was not to be the best and getting there proved to be a task in itself. The road going up to the funicular turned out to be very near to our hotel, unfortunately we decided to drive around the whole city a few times to reach it instead.

Anyway once you have reached the car park for the Merkur Funicular Railway, it only cost 4 euros return. Which is quite amazing when you consider prices in Switzerland! Then you have the delight of going up apparently Europe`s steepest and most technically advanced funicular railway. To be honest it was very steep and the photos I put up do not do it justice, it only takes around 5 mins.

Once at the top it was blowing a gale, as we were not expecting it to be so cold and windy at the top we did not stay that long. We walked up to the summit which has a observation and radio tower which goes up 23m high but was not opened and on a great day the 360 degrees views would have be astounding.

Owing to the weather we did not do any walks and basically went back down again, but I do recommend a trip if you are in the region.