BADEN BADEN DAY ONE AND TWO

It was an hour and half train trip with one change between Strasbourg and Baden Baden , the downside is that's its 4.5km from the station to the centre of town where the hotel is located..taxi fare a real killer, we will go back to station by bus we hope.
This is the same hotel we stayed in 5 years ago. located directly opposite the Roman-Irish bath house with a 130 year history. We checked into the hotel then decided to head for the bath house
We opted for the 3.5hr option which includes a massage with thick soap and a scrub brush.
Wednesday is mixed sex day, and the whole experience is cloths free.... as per the first time 5 years ago we loved it..... hot pools, cool pools, steam baths  and dry saunas all at different temperatures.
In fact there are 17 stages in the process, all with suggested staying times.... all good , might even repeat the experience
Today after breakfast we walked the town... its not big but very exclusive,  relying very heavily on the tourist trade... not quite the high season yet, so its very comfortable. Russians are big visitors to this town for the baths.... there are 2 complexes both very different
There is also a very exclusive Casino..a big draw card for visitors.
We saw the casino , the opera house /theatre, also wonderful city parks and gardens
the town hall, and an assortment of very stylish shops.
PICS
Casino building
cathedral and fountain
old car I love
fun pic in a window

opera house,
gardens. shops and very nice buildings
our hotel and on the rhs of pic the bathhouse with its wonderful decorated domes.
look out for the foot in room!!

It was an exciting 2 days and the next post should be more exciting.