I'm a simple emigrant and I visited Erdinger Thermen

Even as you’re approaching, you get the full sense that this complex certainly has some kind of prestige, because it’s simply enormous: its area is roughly the size of 26 football fields, I judged by eye. And it turned out to be the largest thermal complex in the world. Can you imagine how many people are usually there, so we decided that, being the smartest, we would go on Monday. But it turned out we weren’t the smartest, so there were still quite a lot of people there; next time we’ll test the hypothesis "go on Tuesday." At the entrance they immediately give you an electronic bracelet that you scan around the entire complex like at festivals, and then at the exit you pay your bill. Inside there are a huge number of different thermal pools, loungers, wellness zones, saunas, restaurants, bars and slides. An all-day pass costs 52 euros, and for just 8 euros you can enter a separate area without kids. I definitely recommend going there too, but only if you came without children in the first place. Water in the pools at 34°C is paradise for me, because water is always colder for me than for my friends, and with energy-saving in Germany some public pools have lowered the water temperature so much that it feels like I’m doing Epiphany plunges. I already have a favorite pool: it’s outdoors with hot water and a current that carries you in circles, pure bliss. The funniest thing — of course — is the slides. They have all kinds: long, fast, twisty, with inner tubes and without. I’m quite a coward, but there are options for cowards like me too. So first we went to ride on an inner tube, we took a family inner tube for three with the girls, and we sat on it right away, apparently a typical family looks different. But a kind guy nudged us and we went off with the wind and cheers. Then we rode a couple more slides until the queue built up. I bruised my sides and swallowed water through my nose, but that doesn’t matter, it’s part of the fun, right? Then we ate at a burger place, don’t forget to go in that exact order: first — the slides, then — the food. The burgers were good, not Michelin, but I hadn’t eaten Michelin burgers either. So maybe it could be Michelin. Also in the big pools there are bars and you can order cocktails right from the pool. It seems you’re allowed only three alcoholic cocktails per person, but non-alcoholic drinks were fine for us. All in all, all lovers of thermal baths, pools and wellness should definitely go! By the way, there’s also a second part there, also gigantic, but nudist. We didn’t go there, of course, but if you’re a fan, go ahead! In the comments I’ll drop a link to the baths and a couple more life hacks. #useful#useful #German_trips#German_trips