Baden-Baden is one of the towns in Germany with the funniest name: it could be translated into English as something similar to "bathing-bathing". But, beyond that, it is a very famous holiday resort for wealthy Europeans, who go there to mainly enjoy their spas and waste their money in the casino. Among them, Russians seem to have a weakness for Baden-Baden and, therefore, names are also found very often in cirilic characters.Arriving there with public transportation is not easy. The train station is not in the city centre and it is necessary to take a bus during 20 minutes. Once arrived to Leopoldplatz, there are several possible ways of knowing the city: one can go North towards the spas and bathing houses, one can go south towards the famous Lichtentaler Allee or one can go northwest to the Neues Schloss. As it is a city oriented towards rich tourists, it is easy to find nice (and expensive) shops all around the city centre.
In the latter case, after climbing some stairs, the first impression of the castle is a bit disappointing: it is currently under reformation and it cannot be visited. What is more, apparently, the castle is being converted into a five-stars hotel... Anyway, the surroundings, though, are impressive, with a very nice park, which extends itself along a valley, which ends in a nice statue of an angel.
Lichtentaler Allee is undoubtedly the most famous part of Baden-Baden. It is a promenade of more than 3 kilometres, where there a hotels on one side, just after crossing the river via a private bridge. Needless to say, these hotels do not enter into the definition of "low cost" at all. There is also a quite impressive rosegarden, but, at this time of the year, no roses were to be seen. On the other side of the promenade, there are public buildings, such as museums or theatres.
Weather was quite nice so I could enjoy most of the green areas of Baden-Baden. However, as we are in spring, it also meant that I was suffering because of my allergy, but, when put both things on a balance, I think that the positive impression of Baden-Baden defeats the effects of the allergy: it is definitively a place where I would like to come back.
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