We made two quick visits to two bigger cities in two days - Nurnberg and Baden-Baden - traveling from the east side of southern Germany back to the.west side with a lunch stop in Wierkersheim along the way on the "romantic road"
Nurnberg is famous not only for it's very German history as a stronghold for the Holy Roman Empire, but more in our interests for it's 20th cntury hsitory as the centerpiece for Hitler's Third Reich and the military trial following the war. We wanted to visit the museum there that traced the history of the Nazi party and to see the masssive places that Hitler planned and used for his huge rallies.
Baden-Baden is best known for it's hot mineral springs - and we were able to visit the two well known spas - and take a "day off" from touring and just relax. Each spa has a completely different atmosphere. The "kur" (curative) bath is in the very formal and historical Friedrichsbad Roman-Irish Bath. It has 15 stations to visit along the route (hot-desert hot-mineral steam-soak etc) ending in a great big circular soaking pool with a huge dome over it. The Caracalla Therme is a much newer building with lots of pools - both indoor and out - waterfalls, steam rooms, ice cold showers, and two special Finnish wood cabins that are dry saunas heated by fires. Sorry no pictuers from inside!
old nurnberg
picture inside the museum (not the real thing)
stadium where the rallies were held
Where Hitler stood to address the masses
it is actually illegal to make any Nazi signs or salutes
Wierkersheim
outdoor lunch
Baden-Baden
the Roman-Irish bath
I feel sorry for the Germans
ReplyDeleteHitler put a nasty blot on thier history that they'll never be able to wash out.
:(
(Great pictures, though!)