Comments on: The B’s of Baden-Baden: Bath, Beer and Bretzel

By: katy

katy — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:11:46 +0000

just had to say again how much I love your blog. White asparagus . . .really? I love tasting the regional cuisine, but this soft, mushy, pale veggie just doesn’t sound appealing to me. Hmmm. If I get over myself and give it a go, I’ll report back to you.

By: Tammie

Tammie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:59:28 +0000

Asparagus PEELING contest?! LOL Learn something every day — I don’t peel mine, maybe I should start. Those copper domed rooftops and that quaint cobblestone street! How delightful. And the hot baths/spa sounds decadent even with the nudity. Or maybe BECAUSE of the nudity? hmmmm…. And what about the asparagus and urine thing? I realize that’s so very indelicate, but it’s something I’ve always wondered about. LOL

By: richard

richard — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:48:16 +0000

Ha – the asparagus season! I like seasonal stuff, although you can be overwhelmed by it at this time of year – especially in restaurants where you can order anything as long as it has asparagus-something with it. Causes havoc with your urine though, if I can inject an indelicate note.

Good info on Baden- Baden – I sometimes forget there is a lot worth visiting just over the border, and it’s easy by train from Zurich.

By: jen laceda

jen laceda — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:57:28 +0000

Baden-Baden — the town so pretty they named it twice!

By: josephine

josephine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:33:33 +0000

i’ve been daydreaming of escaping to a place like this – a town that’s clean and serene with wonderfully relaxing spas/baths and good food. great post! i’ll add this town to my must-see list.

By: Kelleyn

Kelleyn — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:19:17 +0000

This asparagus is my husbands favorite. Everytime we go to Germany in the spring he has to order it. I am surprized that there wasn’t any ham with the asparagus. It must just depend on the region?

By: Marlin

Marlin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:01:47 +0000

Well folks we are happy its all over. We live here near the Kurhaus where all took place. During three days we felt like staying in a maximum security prison. Actually there were 15.000 police in the city and the cost was more than 50 Million Euros. Now we are left with ruined parks and dirty roads but cleaning is under way. Luckily anti Nato protester were kept out. 40 policemen watched each protester. Was it all worth it ? Come and see us and enjoy the baths, beautiful restaurants and a unique medieval architecture !

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:09:01 +0000

Steve, good question about the security. We thought it was quite interesting for sure – to see that many police in one area is truly unique. Nonstop police cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, packs of officers, etc. – everywhere! Apparently there were 6,000 police officers in the city later that day. Again, being escorted to our hotel didn’t bother me at all – au contraire! Luckily we left when we did though. All the roads were closed and if we had waited another hour I think, we would have been stuck in Baden-Baden for another day!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:52:38 +0000

Awesome post. It’s not often I get a chance to read about healing, Obama, asparagus and nudity, all in the same article. Well done This place looks spectacular. Did all the security make it more interesting, or was it intrusive? As usual, great pix helped tell your story. Thanks.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:29:00 +0000

Many thanks for this post.
I was just in Basel today and made note to come back for the black forest but now also the baths! And the hotel sounds great!
Thanks for the tips!