Bad Wildbad

This post is a little late - it's been over a week since I left the Schwarzwald. The first couple of shots are of my Pension.

It's the white house My balcony is the uppermost one

View from my balcony 

And looking the other way. Multi-layer building on the left is Palais Therme, a spa

The main street of Bad Wildbad is quite narrow, and runs alongside the river Enz. Hardly enough space to dodge the trains (which are actually more like trams).

This pool, where the river opens up a little, is filled with rainbow trout

This 1968 Standseilbahn sits near the station. Newer models run from Bad Wildbad up to the Sommerberg these days.

The two current Standseilbahnen, one on its way up, the other on its way down

Palais Therme

König Karl Spa Hotel

Rossini apparently took the waters here

Das Rathaus

There is a gorgeous, tiny Kappelle (chapel) visible from my balcony. I tried to fi d it twice. The second time, a lady told me that it belonged to one of the spa hotels and was only accessible to their guests. Oh, well.

Zoomed-in view from my balcony

View from behind. This was as close as I could get

At the far end of town, there is a Kurpark (some thing to do with the healing thermal waters). It's huge - about 40 hectares - and follows the Enz upstream. It's a very short walk from my Pension to the upper levels.

Spring flowers near the final train stop (of which there are four in Bad Wildbad)

Complete with train

This structure is in the part of the Kurpark closest to my Pension.

Then lower down along the riverbanks are some more interesting features, as well as lots of placesto sit and relax. On my final day, I spent the whole day here, wandering, looking at birds and squirrels and reading my Kindle.