Saturday: Swimming in Mineral Water

After a little detour to a deservedly lesser-known designer outlet , I decided to counter the still unbearable heat with my favourite brand of mineral water both from the inside and outside.

Thanks to FCN who told me about it first and who was there yesterday as well, I recently discovered the outdoor pools of Bad Vöslau, less than 40 kms south of Vienna. There are 2 pools, one of the more conventional (aquatic blue, moderately chlorinated) kind, the other a murky green unclorinated pool filled with mineral water. The architecture is rather grand and imperial, columns, water spouting nymphs and all. Grand with a charming air of decadence and ever so slight decay. FMC, who lives more or less round the corner, joined us as well and confirmed what we'd suspected all along - that the venue had hardly changed for decades. I particularly like the little rented appartments overlooking the eco pool which are handed down from generation to generation and remniscent of allotment plots. The only thing missing were garden gnomes, really.