Hanging Loose Naked
By Lothar. Filed in Germany |
It is 56° F in Wuerzburg this morning and raining. This is supposed to be summer, but the last 2 weeks were cool with clouds and frequent rain showers.
We decide to drive south, but we see the first traffic jam on the Autobahn as we cross the superhighway in Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld. Several German states have the beginning of school summer vacation this weekend and everybody is going south. I decide to take a detour over the county roads and enter the Autobahn near Rothenburg. We are in luck and less than 2 hours later check into The Parkhotel Jordanbad in Biberach. By 12:30, we soak in the spa’s warm, thermal pools. This has been a hospital and thermal spa for treating various ailments since 1290. 47 °C hot waters come from a depth of 1000 meters (about 3300ft) and are being used in different pools at varying temperatures.
We are in the adult-only section and follow a longstanding German tradition : bathing in your birthday suit. It is like Rousseau- Back to Nature- or back to the Stone Age, depending how you look at it.
We hang out in the pools and have our bodies massaged by under-water jets, relax on warm water bubble lounges and heat up in the 90°C
sauna. This is very strenous work, so we relax outdoors in the chaise lounges. We get dressed for dinner on the terrace of the hotel and enjoy the evening sunshine. Finally we have some nice weather. Tonight we will go back into the pools, prior to going to bed.