{"id":8956,"date":"2024-08-16T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?p=8956"},"modified":"2024-08-18T10:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T09:12:31","slug":"day-12-mummelsee-and-baden-baden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/day-12-mummelsee-and-baden-baden\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 12 – Mummelsee and Baden Baden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So we\u2019re camping on the edge of the Black Forest and we\u2019ve got a few days here. We also got given a public transport pass as part of the campsite fee, so we decided to use the bus system and go and have a look at Baden Baden. It turns out that you can take a bus to one of the National Park Centres at Mummelsee, up in the Forest Hill\u2019s, and then another bus back down to Baden Baden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d studied the timetable the night before, decided on how it all worked, got a plan\u2026 and then decided we\u2019d just ask at reception when we were leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a quick conversation with the guy on reception we realised we were mostly good. The bus stop was literally outside the campsite entrance and so we arrived like good Brits, 20 minutes early. By the time the bus departure time arrived there were three couples waiting. And then, in a very non-German way, the bus arrived 10 minutes late, much to the frustration of of one of the couples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then had a twisting turning bus ride up to the National Park and our next bus stop. For Much of the route the views were obscured by trees, but once in a while you got glimpses of the expanse of the Rhine valley stretching for many miles (30) below us. It was also a bit hazy, so not the best viewing conditions. There\u2019ll be some pictures later on from the Mummelsee, National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I even took a picture of the bus!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mummelsee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mummelsee seems to be named after something to do with the lake and mermaids\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f. There wasn\u2019t much in the way of English translations going on but we did decipher that the lake was 800m in circumference, 17m deep, 1036m above sea level and created by a glacier in the last ice-age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mummelsee Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Obligatory selfie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mummelsee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s Germany, so of course there was sausage at the National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from Mummelsee to the Rhine valley on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lots of people seemed to be using this stop as the base for a walk, as well as the dozens of cars that had driven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, after a coffee\/coke and the 40 minute wait for the next bus we hopped aboard for the trip back down the mountain to Baden Baden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While waiting for the bus we did start talking to a German family on a birthday hike. It turned out to be the son\u2019s birthday yesterday. That\u2019s very spooky as it was the campsite owner from Trier\u2019s birthday yesterday too, and PaulM\u2019s birthday! 3 birthdays in one day\u2026 I know there are 8Bn people on the planet, but I hats the odds of three people you know having the same birthday?? \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family were very chatty and we found out that Germans near the French border only see France as a quick nip over the border for cheese and cheap red wine! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hadn\u2019t been seated in the bus for more than a minute before we were pounced upon by a survey guy from the local bus company. He quickly bounced into English and we did the survey. We then proceeded to have a 40 minute conversation with him about the area, his wife being born in London, his grand-father-in-laws escape through Siberia in WW2 as a German Jew and a whole host of local and world politics. Gotta love an ad-hoc conversation\u2026 we even missed our stop as we talked to him and had to get off at the next stop in Baden Baden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baden Baden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BB is one of 6 (?) UNESCO \u201cRoman Baths Cities of Europe\u201d. One of the others is of course Bath – Baden means \u201cbathing\u201d in German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We weren\u2019t looking for an in-depth analysis of BB, we were after a flavour\u2026 and some Black Forest Gateau for Sue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BB has the Roman Baths but also saw a huge development in the 19th century with the spa being a big draw for the wealthy from around Europe. So, lots of culture, hotel and gambling related development to go along with the spa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Jewish bus surveyor had told us it was still a big destination for wealthy Russians, but we didn\u2019t manage to spot any (old fat blokes with wives in high heels, 30 years younger\u2026 stereotyping\u2026 moi?!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were using the GPSMyCity app to give us a walking tour and came across\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lots and lots of Baden Baden white plastic horses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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River running through Baden Baden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Baden Baden Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Baden Baden Casino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Casino is a big thing, we guessed, because of the 19th century \u201cbaths\u201d tourism \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baden Baden Spa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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John being David Bailey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Baden Baden Spa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sue being a sausage!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2nd Obligatory selfie of the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My Caterham looks like this is the sun too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Loads of sculptures around Baden Baden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And of course a wander around the old town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t \u201cGat-ohhh\u201d, but it also wasn\u2019t \u201cpurrr\u201d either (Sue and Tim will be the only ones to get that particular joke).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apple Cake and Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And that was Baden Baden. We spent about 3 hours there and probably could have done a day or two. But we got the flavour we were after and jogged-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We didn\u2019t encounter any rogue surveyors on the bus trip home but we did have to walk about a km from a bus-stop we weren\u2019t entirely sure we should get off at. No probs, it was a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And finally back to the campsite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But if we hadn\u2019t had enough of a day… Sue got accosted, in the van, by a Dutch guy (Ren\u00e9 Winters<\/a>) who was a Rover fanatic. I think I managed to get back to the van just in time to save her from a fate worse than death – a car enthusiast. He started the conversation with a \u201cwe have a VW camper van, how is yours\u201d, but by the time I\u2019d got back from the loos they were discussing his collection of 15 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s Rovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019d got SD1\u2019s, 200 series, 400 series and a lot 800 (three in the same colour but saloon, coupe and hatchback!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spent about 45 minutes with this guy talking about cars and then went to visit his T5 on the campsite. You\u2019ve gotta go with the flow when you encounter an enthusiast! His wife didn\u2019t seem, shall we say, to be quite as enthusiastic as he was!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, that was the end of a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry, Ron and Hermione are just figuring out who Nicolas Flammel is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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