The swimming facilities are amazing in
Switzerland and we can be found in either a pool or a lake most
weekends when it's sunny (and some evenings too!)
However, yesterday we thought we would
take a drive out to Bodensee Therme in Konstanz on the German border
(only 45mins or so by car)
This place has a real wow factor –
the venue is huge, with a 50m swimming pool, a separate large
non-swimmer pool with slides, a thermal pool, hot jacuzzis and –
best of all - access to the Bodensee for a swim. And the sun came out too!
We had a great time, mainly alternating
between the slides, the lake and the thermal pool - with very fast rapids which the girls loved. Graham and I took it in turns to have a
very icy cold dip in the lake – it was 18 degrees (access is closed
if it dips below 16 degrees) There is a pontoon to swim to but I was
just happy to swim around the deck, tingling madly from the cold
water. The deck links to the venue with a beautiful wooden bridge
which spans a public promenade so you can people watch while you
float. And then of course you can jump into the thermal pool to warm
up!
The price is very reasonable – a
family pass, (2adults and 2 children) is €24 for up to 3 hours or
€30 for the entire day (open until 11pm!)
The restaurant was reasonable - we had
two beers, two Oranginas, a mozarella and tomato sandwich, a huge
bowl of chips (€3.50) spaghetti bolognaise and a huge hunk of meat
with pepper sauce for just €34. And parking was just €3.50 euros
for nearly five hours.
A lovely day out.
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