Baden-Baden Times Two
Trip Start
Mar 19, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 01, 2008
Where I stayed
On a stupid train
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Friday, May 23, 2008
I checked out rather early today; 9:00. For the next six hours I proceeded to hike through the Black Forest using two crappy hiking maps as a guide, and occasionally the terrible city map as well. the hiking was very nice here, it reminded me quite a bit of Washington. I saw deer, wild boar, the largest rabbit of all time, and goats (don't tell Mimi). After reaching the top of a ridge, I began to work my way down on into another town. Then it rained. Damnit.... So I threaded my way back to the top where a cable car could shuttle me to the bottom. I wound up actually walking around the peak of the ridge once before making it to the top; these trails are confusing. After reserving my ticket to Dresden and eating lunch; I headed out to the Roman-Irish Bath, Friedrichsbad. Well, time for my first nudist experience. This bathhouse is all nude, and mostly mixed. And the 15-step process is actually a pretty intense.
1.Shower
2. Hot Room (54°C, or about 135°F)
3. Really Hot Room (68°C, 162°F)
4. Shower
5. Extremely Stifling Sauna
6. Somehow An Even More Stifling Sauna
7. Shower
8. Massage
9. Hot Pool
10. Warm Pool
11. Cold Pool
12.Shower
13.FREEZING Pool (5°C, 36°F)
14.Shower
15. Dry Off
Overall, it was definitely an interesting experience..and I've never felt cleaner in all of my life. After the bath house, I called the folks and just waited for the uncomfortable train ride.
