Relaxing at the Bad, and on to the Main

Yesterday was our day off in Bad Mergentheim, a spa town, so of course we had to check it out. To get to the spa complex we walked through the Kurpark, (I think this translates as Cure Park), a tranquil garden with water features, music and as you can see the beginning of a Nordic walking trail. No jogging here. We spent a couple of hours relaxing in hot pools, being massaged by water jets and generally having a fine time. Part of the complex is also a regular indoor pool with water slides, so when we were totally relaxed it was time to join the kids and go down the water slides, great fun. It was Jan's first time on a water slide, there's no stopping her now.
Today was our last day on the Romantische Strasse, we were sorry to leave it, it's been fantastic. We encountered the character in the photo along the way, no idea what it was about.
We were heading back to the Main River so there was quite a climb from the Tauber valley. We're staying in Veitshocheim, just a few kilometres along the river from Wurzburg, but we decided a short cut was in order. A muddy farm track and a hair raising run down hill beside a busy road got us here.
Stormy weather threatened all day but we managed to miss it, the only time it rained was when we were browsing in a bike shop.
Electric bikes are all the go here, we see a lot out on the trail, and the shop had a huge range. Some towns have a charging station at the tourist information centre.Read more