Bad Mergentheim--Spa Day

Now we're heading to the south side of the Liebliches Taubertal. Bad Mergentheim is another town that is similar to mine, but that has a reputation as a weekend getaway destination in Germany. Mineral springs with proven healing properties were discovered here, and now the town is full of little spas, hotels, B&Bs, etc. Luckily, I don't think the seniors or the audio tour producers have found it yet. Let's have a look.

"Willkommen in Bad Mergentheim 2008"

Looks important. Must be the Rathaus.


There's a castle


And a church

Looks fairly normal so far


The Tauber

Chillin'

You down wit LTT?

And then we come to this fountain, which marks the entrance to the Naturpark

It's a large park in the middle of the town with lots of open grassy areas

Lots of tree-lined paths

And lots of roses, everywhere

Some kind of healing clinic

On one side is a discreet and upscale little shopping mall

And on the other is a huge Best Western

Everywhere

Europe and its fountains

But what's better than having a bunch of fountains in a big park?

A bunch of fountains in a big park that are connected by a little fountain river!

At another end of the park is a large public wellness center, with a lap-swim pool, a fun pool, several hot tubs, a few saunas, and a large spa that offers just about any kind of relaxing treatment you could want.

And there's the rose garden

The Japanese garden

And some more fun stuff

A flock of ducks feasting on fallen apples

Three people in the world will understand this. I'm sorry if you're not one of them.